Hanukkah

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

Four full-price tickets to Festigal, an annual children’s musical, would cost NIS 796 this year. Discounts through membership programs reveal large gaps in what families could pay.

Hannukah Festigal in Tel Aviv
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

 19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem.

Purim 2026: The hidden miracle of Jewish survival across generations - opinion


Jerusalem Post and Chabad highlight global Hanukkah menorah lightings

Project brings Hanukkah menorah lightings—and Jewish pride—to audiences everywhere

Rabbi A. Goldberg of Rabbinical Centre of Europe, German President F.W. Steinmeier, Rabbi Y. Teichtal, Chief Rabbi of Berlin & head of Chabad Berlin, Rabbi K. Ber, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Israel

Ex-chief rabbi of Moscow: Jews in Russia should leave, move to Israel - opinion

Now, more than ever, Russia’s Jews should heed the call to leave. Israel offers not just refuge but a homeland where Jewish life is sovereign, not contingent on geopolitical whims.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chats with Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar during a ceremony unveiling a monument to heroes of resistance in concentration camps and ghettos during World War II.

When my children decorate for Hanukkah, I don’t just see pride, I see pluralism in action - opinion

Pluralism isn’t about keeping religion out of the public square, and it’s not about demanding that religion speak with one voice. It’s recognizing that a healthy democracy depends on many traditions.

A Jewish family decorates their windows for Hanukkah in Houston in December 2008.

Republicans just handed Democrats their most powerful healthcare weapon - opinion

Healthcare costs will spike after Republicans block Affordable Care Act subsidies, threatening GOP seats in swing districts.

US President Donald Trump is seen smiling in Baltimore, Maryland, late last week. The Republicans have left the Democrats a Hanukkah gift while harming millions of Americans, the writer says.

Hanukkah 2025: Anti-Zionist Jews are the new Hellenized Jews, we must be Maccabees - opinion

Hanukkah reminds us that even the most barbaric hatred of antiquity has never been enough to destroy Jewish life; the real danger emerges when Jews are willing to flagellate their own identity.

 A PRO-PALESTINIAN Jewish protester participates in a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City.

IDF Chief Zamir: Same hatred that sparked Gaza war now fuels attacks on Jews in Australia

As we light the candles, our hearts beat for our brothers and sisters in the Diaspora, particularly the Jewish community of Sydney," Zamir said.

IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir prays at the Western Wall during the ceremony officially swearing him in as the military’s highest-ranking officer.

Trump expresses friendship, love, support, for Jews at White House Hanukkah celebration

During his speech, Trump drew extensive parallels between the story of Hanukkah and the story of the modern Jewish people’s resilience and strength.

MIRIAM ADELSON looks on as US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025.

Jewish Australian MP discusses Bondi terror, rising antisemitism, Jewish safety - exclusive

The murder of 15 people at Bondi Beach has shaken Australia to its core. For Mark Dreyfus, a Jewish member of the Australian ruling party, it is not only a national tragedy but a deeply personal one.

MARK DREYFUS at Bondi on Monday, 16 December, 2025, with the Governor-Gnereal of Australia, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, and her husband Mr. Simeon Beckett SC

Hanukkah: It’s not all about light, it's about uncomfortable questions, too - opinion

Hanukkah is not sentimental spirituality: It is political theology. It proclaims that Jewish existence is not justified by how pleasing it is to others, nor how dissolves into general humanity.

Candles do not confront us with the fact that Jewish continuity has often depended not on persuasion but on resistance, says the writer. Artwork by Rena Mednick

Bondi attack: when ‘take shelter’ becomes instruction - Opinion

Bondi did not suddenly change. It was simply late to the reckoning. The tone was set in Sydney within hours of October 7, in the most iconic public space imaginable.

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