Hanukka

Australian parliament back from summer break to pass hate speech laws inspired on Bondi tragedy

The proposed laws will also ease visa denials on the grounds of racial bigotry and lower the threshold for banning hate organizations, including neo-Nazi groups, officials said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a press conference following a shooting at Bondi Beach, at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, December 14, 2025.
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Israeli wounded confronting terrorists in Bondi Beach to continue treatment in Israel

Alleged Bondi Beach shooter Naveed Akram.

Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says

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


‘Crypto-Gelt’ introduced by Manischewitz ahead of Hanukkah

The classic Hanukkah chocolate candy will now feature a modern, cryptocurrency-inspired iteration on shelves.

 A coin representing the bitcoin cryptocurrency is seen on computer circuit boards in this illustrative picture

Keep your home safe this Hannukah

By being as diligent as we can around electricity and heating, we can have a safe and warm holiday season. 

 Hannukiah.

Hanukkah: The holiday of Jewish dignity - opinion

The city of Dnipro, Ukraine, has the biggest menorah structure in the world, symbolizing the significance of every menorah: The Jewish people are here, and they are no longer apologetic.

 Rabbi Menachem Gerlitzky

Hungary’s Jews host outdoor Hanukkah ceremonies amid Omicron

Hungary’s Jewish community will continue celebrating the Jewish festival of lights with public candle lighting events held outdoors.

 The Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities Hanukkah event in Budapest, Hungary.

Florida man has large menorah stolen, Rabbi gifts him even bigger one

After Rabbi Eli Eckstein of Hollywood, Florida had his six-foot-tall menorah stolen, Chabad of Dania Beach delivered their own Hanukkah miracle, gifting Eckstein a new, taller menorah.

A giant menorah is lit up to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates December 10, 2020.

Boris Johnson loses pieces of a menorah he received from Jewish group

At a luncheon in London hosted by the Conservative Friends for Israel group, Johnson and Lapid received menorahs as gifts as a token of gratitude in the midst of the Hanukkah holiday.

 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lighting Hannukah candles as Yair Lapid looks on

Austin Chabad lights menorah on overpass where antisemitic banners hung

On Oct. 24, members of the neo-Nazi group the Goyim Defense League hung antisemitic banners from an overpass reading “Vax the Jews.” Chabad lit their Menorah in that exact spot.

 A Chabad menorah, distinguished by the diagonal—rather than curved—arms.

Stephen Colbert creates plots for Hanukkah movies

Noting the nearly 150 Christmas movies that will be released by channels such as Lifetime and Hallmark this year, Colbert lamented that there were hardly any Hanukkah-themed movies.

Stephen Colbert poses backstage at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, September 22, 2013

100,000 menorahs distributed to European Jews by Rabbinical Centre Europe

Menorahs come in a custom package designed by the RCE and emblazoned with “Happy Chanukah” wishes in five different languages.

 The RJE's Menorah packages in multiple languages (Russian, German, English, French)

Old story, new traditions: How Hanukkah is celebrated through generations

Food, music, legendary stories and a legacy of Jewish survival - these are ways in which Hanukkah is memorialized.

 Images of Hanukkah are splashed on the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City.