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Diaspora Jews find meaning and community volunteering in Israel during Hanukkah

Amid growing challenges for Jewish communities worldwide, young Diaspora Jews gathered in northern Israel this Hanukkah for an educational and volunteer program in Safed, strengthening Jewish identity and ties to Israel

ynet Global | 12.25.25

Hanukkah menorah vandalized in Ukraine with ‘Jews go away’ message

A hanukkiah in Chernihiv was knocked over and defaced, raising concern among local Jewish leaders amid a recent series of threats against the community

Itamar Eichner | 12.22.25

הדלקת נרות בסורוקה עם החטופה ששוחררה אורי מגידיש ועוד 7 מהפצועים הכי קשים שטופלו בסורוקה

Keeping the flame alive: which culture are we choosing?

Opinion: Two new 'holidays' are gradually making their way into the Hebrew calendar: Halloween (holy to whom, exactly?) and Christmas, which this year comes just after Hanukkah

Tamar Asraf | 12.22.25

הרמטכ"ל אייל זמיר רוקד עם עם חיילים מיחידת החשמונאים

IDF chief lights Hanukkah candles, dances with Haredi brigade: ‘modern day Maccabees’

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir praised troops from the IDF’s Haredi Hasmonean Brigade, saying they prove combat service can be combined with a Haredi lifestyle as the military seeks to expand ultra-Orthodox enlistment amid growing manpower needs

Shilo Freid | 12.21.25

Sydney air traffic halted as hero killed in Hanukkah terror attack laid to rest

Killed confronting terrorists at a Hanukkah event, 62-year-old Reuven Morrison was flown from Sydney to Melbourne for burial after a pilot friend enlisted help from the Australian air force, which briefly stopped international flights

Itamar Eichner | 12.21.25

'Reaching out is not a sign of weakness, it is the greatest form of courage'

Improvement doesn’t mean the trauma and depression are gone, it means learning to live with them, writes Ram Hayon, who survived a Hamas ambush on Oct. 7 that claimed the lives of his two friends

Ram Hayon | 12.20.25

Millions raised for man who stopped attacker in Sydney Hanukkah shooting

More than $2.5 million was raised within days for a civilian who subdued an attacker at a deadly Hanukkah event in Sydney, as public tributes and displays of solidarity spread in the aftermath of the terror attack

Roy Rubinstein | 12.20.25

Holocaust survivors and former Gaza hostages meet, reflect on trauma and Jewish identity

Held ahead of Hanukkah, the encounters highlight shared memories of survival, moments of faith and 'small miracles' and the role of remembrance and resilience in shaping Jewish continuity after Oct. 7

Iris Lifshitz-Klieger | 12.19.25

More light: what Hanukkah teaches us after the darkness

Opinion: After another attack on the Jewish people, Hanukkah reminds us that our response has always been the same - we add light

Nachman (Nathan) Hoffman | 12.19.25

'Hanukkah menorah journey' in communist Romania and its hidden Zionist mission

In 1987, I joined Romania’s chief rabbi on a winter journey through dozens of remote Jewish communities; behind the modest Hanukkah candle lightings was a quiet effort of spiritual renewal and Zionist awakening that helped bring about the aliyah of some 20,000 Jews, and possibly more, from Romania to Israel

Dr. Yoel Rappel | 12.19.25

Eight days of sufganiyot: no-yeast recipe with easy variations for Hanukkah

This winning sufganiyah recipe is easy to prepare, never fails and serves as a base for countless variations; get ready, start frying

Naama Ran | 12.18.25

Delegation of Holocaust survivors visits Auschwitz, 2017

Holocaust survivors to be honored in global virtual event on fifth night of Hanukkah

Hosted by Noah Emmerich, the Dec. 18 International Holocaust Survivors Night will feature tributes from global leaders, celebrities and survivors, honoring resilience and remembrance 80 years after WWII

ynet Global | 12.17.25

אביו של בנימין מדליק נרות חנוכה בכותל המערבי

Continuing tradition: family of fallen soldier light Hanukkah candles at Western Wall

Benjamin Elmakayes’ family lights Hanukkah candles each year at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a tradition kept even after he was killed in Gaza last year; his mother says they had a 'pact' to light the candle together every year, wherever he was

Shilo Freid | 12.17.25

נשיא ארצות הברית דונלד טראמפ חנוכה הבית הלבן

At White House Hanukkah event, Trump claims all hostages returned; Ran Gvili's family still waits for him

US president says at candle lighting: 'we brought back all the hostages and all the dead, no one thought this would happen' and sent prayers to Sydney attack victims; Gvili's mother Tali: 'Israel is waiting for Rani'

ynet | 12.17.25

Hanukkah without a menorah: what Ethiopian Jews teach us about history, faith and Zionism

While rabbinic tradition emphasized the miracle of oil, Ethiopian Jews preserved the Maccabean story as history, not folklore; their legacy highlights the need to balance faith and action as Israel faces deepening divides

Rabbi Dr. Sharon Zeude Shalom | 12.17.25