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.
Widow of Bondi Hanukkah photographer reveals she is converting to Judaism in his, victims' honor
Legendary Festigal producer Miki Peled dies at 87
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London mayor tried to block London vigil for Bondi victims, Hanukkah event, says CAA Gideon Falter
The attempt comes despite the fact that the mayor stated earlier that he would do everything in his power to keep London's Jews safe, and had asked police to step up to cover Hanukkah events.
New Czech foreign minister announces intention to move embassy to Jerusalem
Petr Macinka expressed solidarity with Israel and the Jewish community, and noted that one way of acting on that solidarity would be to move the embassy to Jerusalem.
PM Netanyahu visits Western Wall to light second Hanukkah candle, speaks to IDF soldiers
Netanyahu said that the soldiers had fought a war of "the people of culture, the people of light against the people of darkness," that they were winning and performing miracles through their bravery.
Adding Light: New Life Delivered by MDA Under Fire
From ambulance births during rocket sirens to home deliveries against the odds, MDA teams bring hope and life during the Festival of Lights
IAC calls Oprah’s Bondi attack response 'misguided,' says it ignores targeting of Jews
"My heart breaks for the victims, their families and loved ones, and all you Aussies,” Winfrey wrote.
Video shows Jewish man assaulted on NYC train, Danny Danon labels it 'deeply disturbing hate crime'
“This is a deeply disturbing hate crime targeting young Chabad men on a train in New York, whose only act was sharing the light of Hanukkah,” Danon posted on X/Twitter along with the footage.
Australian PM Anthony Albanese visits Bondi Beach hero Ahmed al-Ahmed in the hospital
“Your courage is inspiring,” Albanese told Ahmed in a video posted to his X/Twitter account.
Twenty two arrested in Amsterdam protest over contentious Hanukkah concert
Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting
“It’s the miracle that the candle lasts eight days, but it’s really a function of how you invite miracles into your life,” Kutcher said.
Brown University students light first Hanukkah candle in the shadow of mass shooting
On Saturday, a gunman opened fire on a room where students had gathered to review for their final exam in Principles of Economics, Brown’s most popular class that is dominated by freshmen.
