Hanukkah

Widow of Bondi Hanukkah photographer reveals she is converting to Judaism in his, victims' honor

The widow of Bondi Hanukkah attack victim Peter Meagher, Virginia, is converting to Judaism after her husband, raised Catholic, discovered shortly before his death that he was Jewish.

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.
Miki Peled.

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 19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem.

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New Czech foreign minister announces intention to move embassy to Jerusalem

Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.

PETR MACINKA receives a certificate of appointment as Czech Foreign Minister from President Petr Pavel during the cabinet's inauguration ceremony at Prague Castle in Prague, December 15, 2025.

PM Netanyahu visits Western Wall to light second Hanukkah candle, speaks to IDF soldiers

Netanyahu said that the soldiers had fought a war of "the people of culture, the people of light against the people of darkness," that they were winning and performing miracles through their bravery.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara visit the Western Wall to light the second candle of Hanukkah, 15 December 2025.

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Yasmin and Yaniv Mittelberg with paramedics Adel Hamias, Yarin Benita, and Dvir Malul who helped deliver their baby boy.

IAC calls Oprah’s Bondi attack response 'misguided,' says it ignores targeting of Jews

"My heart breaks for the victims, their families and loved ones, and all you Aussies,” Winfrey wrote.

Oprah Winfrey greets the audience during the opening show of Oprah 'In Conversation' Australia 2025 tour at ICC Sydney Theatre on December 04, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

Video shows Jewish man assaulted on NYC train, Danny Danon labels it 'deeply disturbing hate crime'

“This is a deeply disturbing hate crime targeting young Chabad men on a train in New York, whose only act was sharing the light of Hanukkah,” Danon posted on X/Twitter along with the footage.

On of the assailants grabs a Jewish man on a train.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese visits Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital

“Your courage is inspiring,” Albanese told Ahmed in a video posted to his X/Twitter account.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks next to Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital after the latter was wounded confronting one of the Bondi Beach shooters. December 16, 2025.

Twenty two arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Hanukkah concert

Authorities intervene outside a concert venue in Amsterdam, on Dec. 14, 2025, during a Hanukkah performance by Israeli vocalist Shai Abramson.

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

“It’s the miracle that the candle lasts eight days, but it’s really a function of how you invite miracles into your life,” Kutcher said.

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

Brown University students light first Hanukkah candle in the shadow of mass shooting

On Saturday, a gunman opened fire on a room where students had gathered to review for their final exam in Principles of Economics, Brown’s most popular class that is dominated by freshmen.

Jewish students at Brown University mark havdalah during a lockdown caused by a shooting in an engineering class, Dec. 13, 2025.

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Rabbi Aharon Tzohar with Saba Shmuel.