Hanukkah

Litzman: Say 'no' to doughnuts if you can

Health Minister calls on the public to find a healthy alternative to the jelly doughnuts which are eaten during Hanukkah.

Listen: Shevet Achim Ensemble's Chanukah melodies

The Shevet Achim Ensemble group, along with singer Chilik Frank, put out a special Chanukah albulm.

Burger chain debuts SufganiKing hamburger for Hanukkah

Burger King restaurants in Israel have introduced a special donut burger for the Hanukkah season.

Obama invites Peres' granddaughter to Hanukkah candle lighting

Mika Almog, Nehemia Peres, to join First Family during last presidential Hanukkah party.

Dutch war hero’s family sells menorah for record $440,000

A 270-year-old menorah which belonged to a Jewish resistance fighter during WWII was sold for a record $440,000.

Extracurricular Reading and the True Meaning of Hanukkah

Hanukkah epitomizes that famous Jewish holiday mantra: they tried to kill us, we won, now let's eat.

Western Wall Conflict

The next provocation from Women of the Wall

Leader of Women of the Wall calls on the Rabbi of the Kotel to bring a large menorah to the women's section during Hannukah.

Turkey's Jews publicly celebrate Hannukah for first time

President Erdoğan wishes Jewish community 'peace, happiness and welfare,' calling them 'an inseparable part of our society.'

Pro-Palestinian Students crash Hillel Hanukkah bash

During a pre-Hanukkah celebration, pro-Arab students protest Israel to disrupt Hillel event.

Watch: Hanukkah candles at Joseph's Tomb

Over 2,000 people gather overnight Sunday/Monday to bring the light of Hanukkah to the holy site.

Forecast: Hanukkah to end on a rainy note

Temperatures to remain low as localized thunderstorms continue throughout most of Israel.

Watch: Hanukkah where Jewish presence in Samaria began

Samaria leaders gather to mark 40 years since Jews returned to the region, vow to reach one million people by 2035.

‘The light of Israel will overcome the darkness terror spreads’

President Rivlin participated in a candle-lighting ceremony with United Nations ambassadors and World Jewish Congress officials.

Feature: the Maccabees' 'Declaration of Independence'

In part eight of our Hanukkah special, learn how the Maccabees succeeded in establishing a sovereign state after a final battle.

Police chief Alshich: We fight the darkness with our light

Israeli police are the modern forces fighting the darkness with light, said police commissioner Roni Alshich.

Rivlin slammed for Obama Hanukkah 'disgrace'

Nationalists accuse Rivlin of rewriting story of Maccabees to make it PC, ask him not to attend Haaretz conference tonight.

Is gambling in the spirit of Hanukkah?

Poker aficionado discusses the appropriateness of the game on Hanukkah.

White House throws one heck of a Hanukkah party

Hearing the US President speak about message of Hannukah is a truly inspiring event, says party attendee Robbie Medwed.

Teen terror victim to light eighth candle at Kotel

Naor Shalev, critically injured in a stabbing in Pisgat Ze'ev, will light the final candle of Hanukkah in public Kotel ceremony.

Lights of Evanston, Illinois menorah smashed

Days after menorah found toppled over in New York park, vandals attacks menorah near Chicago in what police call possible hate crime.

The few over the many

A miracle is needed to let the sane voices of the masses overcome the outspoken extremists.

Feature: The Maccabees learn the folly of peace accords

In part seven of our Hanukkah special, learn how commando night raids brought victory, and peace treaties brought death.

Feature: End of the rebellion? The fall of Judah Maccabee

In part six of In the Footsteps of the Maccabees, relive Nicanor's defeat, and the surprise battle that took Judah's life.

Watch: Emotional Hanukkah candlelighting in 3 continents

Jewish teens from New York, Munich light candles with 150 IDF orphans over video feed.

7,000 gather in London to celebrate Hanukkah

London Mayor in attendance as thousands gather at Trafalgar Square to celebrate Festival of Lights.

The Jews and the Greeks join for Hanukkah

Chabad and largest Jewish fraternity celebrate the holiday worldwide, proving rabbis and frat houses are not 'an odd couple.'

Feature: Greek army breaks out the elephants

In part 5 of our Hanukkah special learn about Elazar's heroic death under the elephant, Maccabees' miraculous salvation in Jerusalem.

Watch: Rivlin and Obama light fourth candle at White House

'Maccabees fought for liberty, freedom of religion,their traditions, and for our traditions,' Israeli President says at ceremonial lighting.

Rabbi Stern lights 4th candle at Kotel

Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem lit Hanukkah candles alongside MK Yitzhak Herzog. 'Lighting in this place represents victory.'

Special: Maccabees battle the Greeks in the Hevron hills

Part 4 of our Hanukkah special takes you to the site of the Maccabees' battle in mountains of Hevron.

Watch: French Aliyah continues and increases

Dozens of French Jewish olim landed in Israel and lit Hanukkah candles as Israelis for the first time. Arutz Sheva was there.

Sufganiyot are great - but where do we draw the line?

Family physician Dr. Reuven Dressler explains how parents can have their children enjoy Hanukkah without gaining too much weight.

Special: The battle of Judah Maccabee in the Ayalon Valley

Part 3 of our Hanukkah special takes you to the site of the Maccabees' battle in the Ayalon Valley.

Video: Bnei Menashe celebrate first Hanukkah in Israel

Members of 'lost tribe' who made aliyah just this past summer celebrate their first ever Hanukkah in the holy land.

Child terror victims celebrate Hanukkah miracle of life

At special event, 3-year-old firebomb victim and 13-year-old stabbing survivor light the candles; 'my personal miracle is being alive.'

Did haredi MK mock MK Ksenia Svetlova's name?

MK Svetlova (Zionist Union) claims MK Mozes purposely mispronounced her name in debate over Women of the Wall, files complaint.

Watch: Syrian refugee children light Europe's largest Hanukkiah

Symbolic Berlin event attended by senior Jewish, Muslim and German government officials; Chief Rabbi lauds spirit of unity.

Watch: Chief Rabbi at Kotel Hanukkah lighting

'Here we want to build up the walls,' says Rabbi Lau, recalling how a handful of Jews defeated myriads 'bringing in a foreign outlook.'

Duma suspects banned from lighting Hanukkah candles

Breach of religious rights to light holiday candles and don tefillin revealed in court; 'wide deprivation of rights, no case against them.'

Watch: Hanukkah candles lit in Bahrain's capital

Bahrain King gives visiting rabbi royal treatment, vows to fight terror and allow Jews to continue practicing Judaism 'without fear.'

Were the Maccabees religious fanatics?

Director of secular yeshiva relates: Matityahu can be seen as a fanatic rebel - like ISIS - and how to grapple with that as an educator.

Special candle-lighting held at Joshua's Tomb

Annual Hanukkah tradition honors the Jewish people's 'first IDF Chief of Staff.'

Hanukkah today: The battle against assimilation

Interview: Rabbi says missionaries in Israel perpetuate the problem of the Hellenists, offering alternatives to spirituality.

Netanyahu lights Hanukkah candles with IDF

Prime Minister connects struggle against Jews and Zionism from Hanukkah until today. 'There has always been terrorism.'

Photo Essay: Hanukkah in the Promised Land

Haredi, religious-Zionist, traditional and secular Jews united by candle-lighting ceremonies, and menorahs small and huge.

Special: Visit the site of Judah Maccabee's first epic battle

'In The Footsteps of The Maccabees' Part 2 takes you to where the Jewish rebels waged their first major battles against the Greek empire.

MK: No 'Walk Around the Walls' this month

MK Dov Khenin wants to temper one of Israel's most beloved Hanukkah rituals - the 'torch run'.

Dying trees: Olive oil byproduct is threatening the environment

Improper disposal of Alpechín - an acidic byproduct generated during olive oil production - is wreaking havoc on Israel's trees.

Watch: New York's 'Great Hanukkah Blackout'

It may be known as Judaism's 'festival of lights,' but Hanukkah's message stands in sharp contrast to the glitz and glamour of Christmas.

Watch: Jews of Kaifeng celebrate Hanukkah

After many centuries, a small but powerful Jewish reawakening is occurring in China.

Two Jews arrested on Temple Mount for Hanukkah prayer

Rabbi from Beit Shemesh arrested on holiday of Temple redemption over suspicion of praying, following Waqf's dictums.

Watch: Schwarzenegger at Paris Hanukkiah lighting

Hollywood star, in Paris for climate change conference, declares 'the menorah means light. Light prevails darkness, good prevails evil.'

Women of the Wall light Hanukkah candles at Kotel

Group succeeds in lighting candles for Hanukkah at the Kotel in defiance of traditional practice.

Jewish community in Kaifeng celebrates first night of Hanukkah

Chinese Jews in Kaifeng, China, gather to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah and light the traditional menorah candles.

Netanyahu: Israel is a candle in the darkness

PM Netanyahu lights first Hanukkah candle in Jerusalem, says Israel is fighting for its existence and independence.

It's Snow Coincidence: a message about Hanukkah

Inspiring video from Rabbi Yoel Gold about Jewish unity and faith.

Obama: Hanukkah about 'liberty over tyranny'

POTUS links eight-day Jewish holiday with American emphasis on freedom in annual greeting.

Feature: The ancient synagogue where the Hanukkah story began

Part One of Arutz Sheva's special Hanukkah series - In The Footsteps of The Maccabees - takes you to Modiin, where it all started.

Walk In The Footsteps of The Maccabees with Arutz Sheva

Special eight-part series with Israeli historian Dr. Hagai Ben Artzi lets you follow the Maccabees' path from revolution to independence.

Rivlin: Hanukkah message to be 'light among nations'

President connects upcoming holiday with Jewish independence, commitment to democracy in Hanukkah greeting.