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


In the grain: Festive food of routine

The Jewish year is filled with festivals, each with its own customary, hallmark food - here is a recipe for country bread.

 NOTHING LIKE some comforting country bread.

Padma Lakshmi explores Hanukkah in special edition of ‘Taste the Nation'

The episode tells viewers the Yiddish name for each of the foods Lakshmi tastes, and celebrates the freedom Jewish communities have to practice their religion in America.

 Indian model, actress, and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi

My family doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but we do with Catholic friends

For the past six decades, my very Jewish family has celebrated Christmas with the very Catholic Maurizios.

A Christmas tree ornament

Modi’in and the hanukkiah: The Jewish right to light

Those of us fortunate enough to live in Israel can personally visit the archaeological finds of the Maccabee period and walk through the modern city from which stemmed the revolution.

US Army chaplain Rabbi Alan Greenspan lighting the hanukkiah with Jewish soldiers in Vietnam in 1965

On zealousness, peace and Hanukkah

Zealotry and fundamentalism are among the greatest dangers to modern society.

Peter Paul Rubens: The Triumph of Judas Maccabeus, 1634-1636

Observations on simplicity as Hanukkah draws to a close

Beyond the simplicity of this kid’s game is a powerful message hidden in the Nun, Gimel, Hay and Peh / Shin of the dreidel.

A great miracle happened here: families actually sit and play dreidel together!

Together, in-person: Israel and Morocco on the last night of Hanukkah

Israel's ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan at the 75 UN General Assembly, September

Maccabees won, Jews still speak Hebrew: Future generations stand strong

We continue our ancient tradition and it gives us the strength to join together in our shared future.

A symbol of a 'chanuckia', used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, is displayed on the Old City walls of Jerusalem, on December 12, 2015. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple. The festival is observed by

Jerusalem families find creative ways to celebrate Hanukkah - Watch

Hundreds of apartment buildings hold small outdoor events as municipality turns to domestic tourism to bring city back to life during the pandemic

A candle lighting ceremony in the Mamilla mall in Jerusalem, on the last night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. December 9, 2018.

Farkash-Hacohen: UAE Hanukkah candle-lighting 'topples walls'

First Israeli-Dubai Digital Tourism Forum meeting with hundreds of participants from the UAE, Israel, held on Wednesday.

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