Every December, "Happy Holidays" floods conversations and advertisements. It aims to be a neutral, inclusive greeting, but instead it dilutes cultural identity, erases meaningful distinctions and ...

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the Jewish population in the United States to be between 7.1 and 7.7 million.

President Donald Trump participates in a Hanukkah Reception in the East Wing of the White House, Tuesday, December 16, 2025.Official White House Photo by Molly Riley The White House hasn't always ...

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Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

The Jewish Festival of Lights takes place from Dec. 14 to Dec. 22 this year Brendan Le is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. Yoav Davis for Eighteen (2) Happy Hanukkah from Hollywood! Celebrities are ...

NEW YORK – The Brooklyn Nets paid tribute to the victims of the Sydney Hanukkah massacre in a Hanukkah celebration at the Barclays Center during the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Thursday ...

HANUKKAH. An eight-day celebration marking the Jewish people’s rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after it was destroyed in 168 BC by the Syrians. Lighting the menorah or candles commemorates how ...