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


Hanukkah celebrations in Georgia

Descriptions of the observance of Hanukkah in Georgia in the 19th and 20th centuries.

FITZGERALD HEBREW Congregation Synagogue building, Fitzgerald, Georgia; dedicated on June 25, 1942.

Trump wishes a 'very happy Hanukkah' to adoring crowd at White House party

During the party guests began chanting "four more years."

A participant wears a Trump "Make America Great Again" yarmulke as they attend a White House Hanukkah reception where U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on anti-semitism in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S.

How sufganiot can beat the coronavirus

Defeating 2020’s evil enemy with doughy festival goodness


Jerusalem Botanical Garden Winter Lights Festival

The festival opens on Saturday night, December 12, and will continue through the end of the month.

THE WINTER Lights Festival at the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens.

Shine a light: Beit Avi Chai celebrates Hanukkah

Beit Avi Chai pulled out all the stops to put together a festive agenda that takes in an abundance of season-appropriate musical content.

YARDEN BAR-KOCHBA hosts the ‘Ha’iroo Hadlikoo’ (Glowing Lights) radio show.

A new immigrant checks out the festival of bites

Thank goodness then that Jewish tradition has blessed us all with sufganiot to enjoy at this time of year.


One Nation, One Song: A global Jewish solidarity event - watch live

The event at Tzippori National Park is hosted by Tahounia Rubel and Michael Harpaz with performances by Amir Dadon, Ishay Ribo, “Demente” Drum Group, and Sharonit Children’s Choir.


Grapevine December 6, 2020: All roads lead to Dubai

The light of the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah is marred by rising antisemitism around the globe.

DIHAD BUSINESS development manager Jennie Robin with ZAKA Chairman Yehuda Meshi Zahav.

WATCH: Daveed Diggs’ new ‘Puppy for Hanukkah’ song

Diggs is best known for his starring roles as the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the original cast of the megahit musical “Hamilton"

IT’S A rap: clipping. frontman Daveed Diggs (far left) lets the music do the talking at Tel Aviv’s Gagarin Club.

How Hanukkah returned to Amsterdam's Royal Concert Hall decades after WWII

A tradition that had been paused for 70 years after the Holocaust, its resumption is helping to unite and revitalize a dwindling and divided community with its glorious past.

Cantors and musicians perform at the annual Hanukkah event at the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, Dec. 22, 2019.