The other hostages — Ori Danino, Almog Sarusi, Alex Lubanov and Carmel Gat — sit with their fellow captives. Sarusi appears visibly distressed as he makes the blessing over the candles.

With the Hanukah miracle revolving around oil, it is customary to celebrate the holiday by eating foods fried in oil.

Chanukah begins in the evening of Dec. 14 and Jewish families around the world will light the first candle on the menorah.

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There are nights when nearly 3,000 Jews gather at the Javits Center in Manhattan, supported by 402 challahs, 811 pounds of ...

Events include candlelightings, parties, family-friendly activities, fried treats, artisan and gift fairs, live music and comedy.

The Tel Aviv dinner back in 2014 lacked live music, public transportation and lasagna, but it was wonderful, an organizer ...

This week's Press Run has news and information about a couple of December Beachwood Arts Council events; the Coventry Village Winter Wonder celebration; Shaker Heigts 2025 Heritage Tree Award winners; ...

Here’s me not feeling even remotely bitter that the Guinness World Record for the largest Shabbat dinner — the one my friends ...

It wasn’t just a celebratory dinner,” Rabbi Joshua Davidson, of Temple Emanu-El, told JNS. “It became an important demonstration of Jewish pride.”The post Amid fears from many NY Jews, 2,761-person ...

At “Big Shabbat,” nearly 3,000 Jews at the Javits Center in Manhattan broke the Guinness world record for largest Shabbat meal.

See Shabbat times for your area.Jerusalem Post / Judaism Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US See Shabbat times for your area. Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP) By JERUSALEM ...