Ideas The Persian winter solstice tradition of Yalda pairs perfectly with Hanukkah A proponent of the Iranian tradition says she can no longer imagine celebrating Hanukkah without poetry or Yalda without fried donuts. By Rachel Sumekh December 27, 2024 12:02 pm
Ideas 8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah A holiday that celebrates militarism and rejects assimilation — and vice versa — raises questions that occupy us this year, writes the head of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. December 24, 2024 9:25 am
Ideas What my relatives’ Christmas celebrations taught me about observing Hanukkah A rabbi feels “the value of being in community with people who were different from me.” December 23, 2024 3:01 pm
Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion By Jackie Hajdenberg December 18, 2024 11:02 am
Drought in NYC could put a damper on public Hanukkah menorah lightings By Jackie Hajdenberg December 5, 2024 3:10 pm
A Jewish couple created a disco-ball menorah to mark this year’s Hanukkah-New Year’s overlap By Jackie Hajdenberg November 8, 2024 12:49 pm
From Kibbutz Be’eri to the White House, menorahs retrieved from Oct. 7 wreckage light up for Hanukkah By Jackie Hajdenberg December 14, 2023 6:36 am
How a Jewish educator took the Hanukkah llama from TJ Maxx meme to teachable moment By Jackie Hajdenberg December 8, 2023 2:22 pm
‘All about light overcoming darkness’: How US Jews are celebrating Hanukkah with Israel at war By Jacob Gurvis December 7, 2023 4:53 pm
This Hanukkah, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff will have 3 menorahs that represent Jewish joy and trauma By Ron Kampeas December 7, 2023 3:44 pm