In case of abuse, THE RABBIS TAUGHT that the candles or oil lamps of the Menorah must not overlap like ... were sent into exile hid fire from the altar in a cave and sealed it off.

A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The ... B.C. Although there was only enough oil to keep the menorah on the altar burning for one night, the menorah miraculously burned for eight days.

Ironically though it is lights that we see in the darkness of night. The darker the night and the less city lamp pollution, ...

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the ...

On the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, a colorful menorah lights up the night during ... Temple of Jerusalem and defiled it by erecting an altar to the Greek god Zeus inside. Antiochus outlawed ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Fifty years ago, the first public menorah was lit at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia as an effort to promote observance of the Jewish holiday. As it has for the past several ...

This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The ...