Hanukkah

Discover Israel’s national parks: Friday tours, concerts, and Hanukkah events

From this Friday, musical Kabbalat Shabbat services, tours, and workshops begin at national parks, with Hanukkah candle lightings to follow. Most activities are included with entry.

Hamat Tiberias National Park.
Hannukah Festigal in Tel Aviv

Nearly NIS 800 for a family outing: Israel’s Hanukkah Festigal ticket prices skyrocketing

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Widow of Bondi Hanukkah photographer reveals she is converting to Judaism in his, victims' honor

Miki Peled.

Legendary Festigal producer Miki Peled dies at 87


From Antiochus to Mitsotakis: Israel's Mediterranean ties defy historical precedent - editorial

King Antiochus IV Epiphanes must be turning in his grave as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Israel to discuss regional security, energy, and technological advancement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides hold a press conference in Jerusalem, December 22, 2025.

Beyond the Headlines: In memory of Rabbi Eli Schlanger - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

A rabbi performs the Havdalah ceremony while Margaret Beazley, governor of New South Wales, holds the Havdalah candle, during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Eight voices instead of nine: A Hanukkah night of loss and song - opinion

Grief, music, and light: how one family honored their fallen son on the last night of Hanukkah.

 Captain (res.) Shaul Greenglick z"l

Christian, Jewish, other holidays in the West are being hijacked by Islamist terror - opinion

Regrettably, as long as Western societies continue to placate, mollify, and coddle such pressures, this trajectory will only intensify.

A rabbi performs the Havdalah ceremony while Margaret Beazley, governor of New South Wales, holds the Havdalah candle, during a tribute for the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Bondi Beach exposed Australia’s failure to confront antisemitic terror - editorial

Australia failed the test on the night of the attack. It is now failing again in daylight. An internal review is not accountability. It is concealment dressed up as governance.

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated with candlelights in Sydney on December 21, 2025, as part of a national day of reflection honouring the victims of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack on December 21, 2025 in Sydney, Australia.

From chants to gunfire: How antisemitism was allowed to grow - opinion

Antisemitism was dismissed as rhetoric. Now Jews are being violently targeted because the world pretended that words don’t matter.

An aerial view of emergency personnel working at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025, in this screen grab from a video.

Police open probes into candle extinguishing during Hanukkah

A child was seen extinguishing candles in Ramle; similar incidents have been reported in Tel Aviv and Beit Shemesh.

Police have opened an investigation after footage circulated online showing a child riding a scooter and extinguishing candles on a hanukkiah at the entrance to a residential courtyard in Ramle, the police announced on Sunday.

Jews attacked en route to Hanukkah candle lighting at Istanbul synagogue

Jews heading to a Hanukkah candle lighting in Istanbul were attacked amid protests and anti Israel slogans, according to footage from the scene.

Gate of Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul, Turkey.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah amid global antisemitism

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called on Jews in Europe, Australia, and North America to make aliyah, citing rising antisemitism worldwide during a Hanukkah event in Rishon Lezion.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Sydney lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Bondi victims, introduces 'mitzvah' campaign

At the Light Over Darkness: Night of Unity commemoration, each candle was lit by a representative of those who brought light into the world at a dark time.

FATHER OF Ahmed el Ahmed, who tackled one of the gunmen in a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.