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


New South Wales moves to outlaw 'globalize the intifada' slogan following Bondi Beach massacre

Under the new measures, police will be granted expanded authority to shut down unauthorized protests for periods of up to three months.

The ink on a memorial message sheet bleeds after rainfall as people lay flowers and pay tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney, Australia, December 20, 2025.

Grapevine: Hidden Hanukkah ‘gelt’

The Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine has announced the establishment of the Robert I. Schattner Center for Oral Health for People with Disabilities.

From L: HU Rector Prof. Oron Shagrir, Assaf Granit, and Naama Kaufman Pass.

This Jewish community in India celebrates Hanukkah not with fear, but in belonging

The community is largely unscathed by antisemitism and has existed here for centuries, fully integrated as Indians and Jews.

Mumbai's Khai Fest featured Bollywood dancing alongside Hanukkah foods.

Rob Reiner urges resilience in address for Holocaust survivor event, recorded weeks before murder

Reiner’s words carried added weight, having been recorded just weeks before he and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed in their home on Sunday.

Rob Reiner gives a posthumous address at the annual International Holocaust Survivors Night hosted by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany on Dec. 18, 2025.

‘The most Australian name’: Matilda, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach attack

“I named her Matilda because she was our firstborn in Australia. And I thought that Matilda was the most Australian name that could ever exist,” said father Michael.

Mourners gather for the funeral for 10-year-old Matilda at Chevra Kadisha Memorial Hall after the shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2025.

After Bondi, Hanukkah's hymns can no longer be sung on autopilot - opinion

Ma’oz Tzur insists that Jewish memory is not linear progress but recurring danger. That insistence matters after Bondi.

The coffin is seen at the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue during the funeral of Rabbi Eli Schlanger following a shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Bondi Beach shooting is a sign Israel must throw itself into fighting antisemitism - opinion

Sydney is yet another wake-up call for Jerusalem: antisemitism is not only a threat to innocent Jews in the major Australian city, but also an existential threat to the State of Israel.

Police officers walk at the scene of a shooting incident at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia, December 14, 2025

WATCH: Woman goes viral for blowing out Hanukkah candles at Tel Aviv mall

Based on the number of lit candles, the incident likely occurred on Thursday.

Woman blows out candles of menorah in Tel Aviv mall.

Lighting Hanukkah candles with modern day Maccabees - opinion

Hanukkah’s miracle was not the oil alone, but the courage to light it. Today, a new generation keeps that flame alive.

 FRIENDS AND family say goodbye as soldiers enlist in the IDF at the Tel Hashomer induction center.

Lighthearted Hanukkah: Jokes and advice from Jews around the world

Here is a selection of the jokes that happily came my way.

Hanukkiot are on sale at the Mahaneh Yehuda market in Jerusalem. This Sunday, let’s ignite meaningful discussion as Jews start lighting Hanukkah candles, the writer suggests.