Hanukka
Jewish musical group performs song in Hebrew in historic Australia Day concert in Sydney
It marked the first time Hebrew has been sung at the iconic Opera House Forecourt in any concert setting, and also the first time a Jewish song has been performed at the Australia Day Live concert.
Australian parliament back from summer break to pass hate speech laws inspired on Bondi tragedy
Israeli wounded confronting terrorists in Bondi Beach to continue treatment in Israel
Bondi Beach massacre gunmen acted alone, not tied to ISIS, Australian police commissioner says
Old story, new traditions: How Hanukkah is celebrated through generations
Food, music, legendary stories and a legacy of Jewish survival - these are ways in which Hanukkah is memorialized.
60-year-old man saved by EMT’s after choking on Sufganiyah
A man was saved by EMTs after choking on a Sufganiyah, a jelly doughnut traditionally eaten on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Here’s how Jewish celebrities are celebrating Hanukkah in 2021
On Sunday night, Jewish stars of the stage, screen and statehouse shared videos of themselves celebrating the beginning of the eight-day holiday.
Menorah in Ukraine desecrated on first night of Hanukkah
The incident, captured by local security cameras, showed five young individuals approaching the menorah before knocking it off its hinges.
Dreidels printed in Mandarin for Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
Shavei Israel created hundreds of dreidels with Mandarin lettering for Chinese Jews in Kaifeng and members of that community who have already made Aliyah.
Hanukkah candle-lighting held at Dubai’s EXPO 2020
The ceremony was held in the Israel Pavilion at EXPO 2020, the 182-day trade fair-style exhibition that has seen over two million visitors.
Antisemitic flyers scattered in Beverly Hills yards
Police said the flyers, which contained "propaganda-style hate speech related to the COVID pandemic and the Jewish people," were distributed to homes in Beverly Hills, California.
National Library of Israel reveals new Hanukkah treasures
The library has the vast majority of Hebrew and Jewish books, journals and magazines published in history.
'West Side Story’ Hanukkah parody filmed on location in New York
The latest Hanukkah parody video from the New York-based Jewish a-cappella group "Six13" is based on the iconic 1957 Broadway musical, “West Side Story.”
A quarter of European Jewish community leaders have considered leaving
Of the Jewish community leaders who said they had contemplated leaving, roughly two thirds said they would make aliyah, or immigrate to Israel.
