2020 8:01 a.m. They are the universal symbols of the holiday season. Menorahs and dreidels, wreaths and trees, unity cups and bowls of fruit — all integral parts of Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.

Judaism follows a lunar calendar, so holiday dates shift every year ... The most famous symbol of Hanukkah is the hanukkiah, the nine-branched candelabra which is lit each night, and can often ...

Imagine Hanukkah without the Star of David or the Fourth of July without the American flag. These symbols are integral to the holidays they represent. Removing them would attack and diminish the ...

Celebrating a miracle and the ability to practice your religion, eating fried foods and winning chocolate, giving and receiving gifts: Hanukkah is a happy holiday however you spell it.

Holiday lights have more than aesthetic ... The Jewish tradition uses light as a symbol of hope and connection, not least at Hanukkah, often called the “Festival of Lights.” ...

Yet the arrival of Hanukkah — the first holiday since Simchat Torah ... “Hanukkah is the symbol of hope,” she said. “I think all of us can really lean into what hope means for us ...

Project Menorah was born out of a conversation between two friends — one Jewish, one not — as a way to show support for the community using the holiday symbol Lizzie Hyman is a Writer ...

The Biden administration’s celebration of Hanukkah this year was suffused with grief over reports of burgeoning antisemitism but leavened with words, rites and symbols meant to assure American ...