Many people in the states celebrate Hanukkah with lighting a menorah and eating oily foods like doughnuts and potato latkes.

About 50 adults and children were in attendance as Cantor Kathryn Wolfe Sebo of Congregation Mishkan Or in Beachwood lit the first candle on the chanukiah on Dec. 14 at

Known as the festival of lights, the celebration is marked by the nightly lighting of candles. The dates of Hanukkah can vary, though they generally fall around the same time as Christmas. In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah coincided, with some playfully referring to the joint traditions as "Christmukkah."

There are forces of darkness in the world, Gov. Mike Kehoe told members of Missouri's Jewish community on Tuesday.

Nickelodeon's 1995 "Weinerville Chanukah Special" celebrates its 30th anniversary as the network's first half-hour Chanukah special, predating the now-iconic "Rugrats" version by a year.

However, the Second Book of the Maccabees (c. 124 BCE), written in Egypt, notes that Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days because it was actually a belated celebration of Sukkot. This is an important fall harvest holiday that the Jews weren't able to celebrate while they fought their oppressors.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston hosts an evening full of Hanukkah activities, while in the Seaport, a menorah lighting will take place. For others looking ahead to Christmas and Kwanzaa, there is a concert and a cooking experience taking place this weekend,

Hollywood stars Gal Gadot, Ashton Kutcher and Rebel Wilson react to tragic Sydney shooting during Hanukkah celebration that killed 16 people on first night of Jewish holiday.

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is one of the world’s most widely celebrated Jewish festivals. The Bondi attacks’ timing on its first day is significant – and heartbreaking.

Against that backdrop and with an increased police presence, the Chabad of Clearwater proceeded with its annual Chanukah Concert and Celebration, marking the start of Hanukkah and its central theme — the miracle of light, when a small amount of menorah oil burned for eight days after the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.