Both the menorah and the Temple’s showbread table, held to be a stand-in for the Ark of the Covenant, were “thought to be stored in the papal chapel, the Sanctum Sanctorum (‘Holy of Holies ...

A man arrested for firing a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue during the early months of the Israel-Hamas war has pleaded guilty to federal charges.

To rededicate the Temple, they needed to burn oil in a candelabra, known in Hebrew as a menorah. They found a tiny amount of ...

This rededication of the temple called for lighting the menorah, but the Jews found only enough oil to last one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted eight days, long enough to replenish their supply.

The word Hanukkah actually means dedication. Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with seven branches. It’s one of the oldest and most important symbols in Judaism.

Rabbi Pinchas Allouche, spiritual leader of Congregation Beth Tefillah in Scottsdale, received the honor of being asked to ...

Hanukkah is commonly celebrated with gift exchanges, traditional foods such as latkes and nightly lightings of a menorah called a hanukiah. Below are festive events in which everyone can celebrate ...

Afterwards, a rabbi presented Zelensky with a large menorah emblazoned with an image of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem. Holding it, he noted that the menorah used in the official lighting had ...

FILE - A menorah stands outside the entrance to Temple Israel, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. A 28-year-old suspect was in police custody for allegedly firing two rounds from a shotgun ...