
TEL AVIV – For the first time in a century, Turkey’s Jewish community openly celebrated Hanukkah on Sunday with a candle-lighting ceremony in a main square in Istanbul, Turkey’s English-language newspaper the Daily Sabah reported. The celebration was organized by
by Deborah Danan14 Dec 2015, 6:03 AM PST0

A Hanukkah-themed medley of One Direction hits has gone viral – and is set to brutally expose the generation gap in homes across North London. The Hanukkah mash-up was the brainchild of New York filmmaker Erez Cohen, and features several
by Breitbart Jerusalem14 Dec 2015, 2:46 AM PST0

Drake’s dad reveals the one gift his son always wanted as a little boy – a dreidel. Instead of video games or remote-controlled cars, little Drake asked his parents to get him the spinning top that Jewish children all over
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

President Reuven and his wife, Nechama, were the guests of honor of US President Barack Obama for the White House Hanukka candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening. At the opening of the ceremony, Obama mentioned that in a meeting prior
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 3:16 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have released a Hanukkah song video with lyrics that give even reigning Hanukkah king Adam Sandler a run for his gelt. The song attributes different Hanukkah elements for each day of the eight day
by Breitbart Jerusalem9 Dec 2015, 3:56 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – A menorah was found vandalized in a park in New York City after a candle-lighting ceremony marking the first night of Hanukkah. This is the second time a menorah has been vandalized during the Jewish festival of
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In honor of Hanukkah, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo of a dog dressed in a yarmulke and tallit – the Jewish prayer shawl – to his Facebook page. The photo attracted a litany
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Led by a structural engineer, a group of parents and kids built a giant menorah out of Lego in Fort Worth, Texas, reported the local CBS affiliate. The congregation of Ahavath Sholom synagogue in Fort Worth used
by Deborah Danan8 Dec 2015, 6:06 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – In a debate about Israel’s future, the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and the so-called peace process, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach locked horns with American Jewish author Peter Beinart in Tel Aviv on Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
by Deborah Danan7 Dec 2015, 11:10 AM PST0

Cosmopolitan magazine is urging its readers to count down to the holidays this year with its own “Sex-Vent” calendar – complete with step-by-step instructions for how to make Christmas and Hanukkah all about lust.
by Dr. Susan Berry30 Nov 2015, 10:15 AM PST0