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Democratic nominee for NYC mayor condemned by the StopAntisemitism movement for sharing video of 'Indian men cosplaying Jews, ...
A Jewish advocacy group slammed Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for posting a “sick” video mocking ...
On Hanukkah, Jews celebrate a festival of lights.But recent months have felt dim for many. The Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7 – and since then, the Anti-Defamation League has reported a drastic ...
This year, many Jews are afraid to light their own menorahs and show their Judaism publicly, making stances of support and solidarity all the more important, writes Amy Klein.
The side-by-side comparison gives American Jews an opportunity to finally recognize that we made a fundamental mistake when it comes to Hanukkah. And maybe now is the time to fix it.
A Hanukkah for ‘Oct. 8 Jews’ The Hanukkah story is urgently relevant for American Jews who hoped assimilating would protect them. December 23, 2024. 5 min (Photo by David Delgado/Getty Images) ...
When I asked fellow Jews what makes Hanukkah special on my Twitter feed, my followers talked about "latkes," the potato pancakes typically consumed on the holiday.
Last week, on Nov. 30, Jews and Hindus gathered at the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Sterling Heights for a joint Hanukkah-Diwali celebration in memory of Samantha Woll, the president of the ...
Hanukkah, which celebrates the victory of light over darkness, begins on Christmas this year. How many nights is Hanukkah? The eight-day-long Jewish holiday will start at sundown Dec. 25 and ...
Hanukkah is the Jewish "festival of lights" that lasts for eight days. Here's what to know about how, ... 27% of American Jews consider themselves culturally, but not religiously, Jewish.
Hanukkah runs from sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, in 2025. When does Hanukkah start in 2024? The first day of Hanukkah is Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024. When ...
A vendor picks up a traditional Jewish Hanukkah doughnut. JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images. In the mid-19 th century, American Jews were grappling with some complicated issues. Most were relatively ...