Menorah

Bondi Beach hero, Ahmed al-Ahmed, pauses recovery plans, meetings due to new severe pain

Ahmed had arrived in New York earlier in the week to pursue the next stage of what he described as his "treatment journey." During his stay, he had appeared on multiple US TV shows.

NEW SOUTH WALES Premier Chris Minns visits Ahmed al Ahmed, who was identified on social media as the bystander who hid behind parked cars and seized a rifle from one of the gunmen during the deadly shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday, at a hospital in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.
Woman blows out candles of menorah in Tel Aviv mall.

Police investigate after woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall

Police have opened an investigation after footage circulated online showing a child riding a scooter and extinguishing candles on a hanukkiah at the entrance to a residential courtyard in Ramle, the police announced on Sunday.

Police open probes into candle extinguishing during Hanukkah

A Hanukkah menorah.

Terror down under: Why terrorists pick Jewish holidays for antisemitic attacks - opinion


Lighting up NYC: World's largest menorah erected in New York ahead of Hanukkah

This year’s menorah lighting, organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization, is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shmuel Butman.

 The World's Largest Menorah is set up by Chabad-Lubavitch in New York City ahead of Hanukkah, on December 15, 2022.

Hanukkah: Your guide to the Jewish Festival of Lights - explainer

Dating back to ancient times, Hanukkah is not one of Judaism's most important or holiest holidays, but it is one of its most well-known.

Menorah in the window on the eighth night

WATCH: Toronto man smashes menorah light fixture

In a video released by police, the suspect is seen walking past the Jewish display, reaching out, and snapping one of the branches of the menorah.

 The National Menorah is illuminated after a lighting ceremony in Washington.

Hanukkah in London: An event worth two thousand years - opinion

How appropriate that the national emblem of the State of Israel includes a Menorah, symbolically marking the full cycle of Jewish history.

 Visitors view a menorah illuminated for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, forming a seasonal light display in Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, December 12, 2023.

Hanukkah: Lighting the menorah from the ashes of October 7

HANUKKAH AFFAIRS: In the quiet of the ruined home, with the menorah’s flames flickering, a story of human endurance, of light persevering through the deepest darkness, was told.

 ‘A POWERFUL reminder of the resilience and hope that dwell within us all.’ Yuval Haran, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, returned to his home this week and lit a hanukkiah that was retrieved from the rubble.

Parashat Miketz: At the end of darkness

Miketz opens with Joseph rising from the darkness of prison to great light, while Hanukkah celebrates the end of darkness with the Maccabean rise to power.

 ‘MENORAH CYCLE,’ acrylic with gold leaf on canvas, 130 x 100 cm., 2018-2020.

Harvard Chabad asked to hide hanukkiah due to fears of vandalism

Harvard President Claudine Gay took part in a lighting of the hanukkiah on campus this week.

A sign hangs on a gate of a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 6, 2023.

Menorahs across the US vandalized during Hanukkah amid spike in antisemitism

As Jewish communities around the US celebrated Hanukkah over the past week, stories of vandalism and destruction circulated as public menorahs were targeted.

 The National Menorah is illuminated after a lighting ceremony in Washington.

Knesset honors emergency services with Hanukkah candle-lighting event

The ceremony was attended by Knesset members and representatives from Israeli security forces.


Jewish schools breaks Guinness record for menorah lighting

In order to break the record all 1,200 menorahs had to be lit within five minutes.