Because Hanukkah and Christmas fall around the same time of year, people often wonder if Hanukkah is a Jewish version of Christmas. At least religiously speaking, it is not. So what is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It happens every year in November or December and lasts for eight days. It celebrates a miracle that happened in Jerusalem a long time ago. Find out how ...

Explore Hanukkah-related items from across the Smithsonian's collections to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Learn more about our Statue of Liberty Hanukkah menorah, made by Manfred Anson from ...

In December 1979, Jimmy Carter made history as the first president to mark Hanukkah at the White House, lighting both the (electric) National Menorah in Lafayette Park and a smaller menorah in an ...

Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock on Sunday, when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word-search ...

November 28 is the first of Hanukkah this year. To mark the start of the holiday, here are some events, as well as public ...

In this episode Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi consider how Hanukkah’s classical Zionist narrative of power and sovereignty was challenged by October 7th, and how the Festival of Lights ...

Hanukkah menorahs should safely hold candles that burn out each night. The menorah itself shouldn’t light ablaze, which is why Target recalled 4,400 Spritz Taper Resin Dino Hanukkah Menorahs on ...

Hallmark has finally hit its Hanukkah-movie stride with this year's new romantic comedy "Hanukkah on Rye." It's essentially "You've Got Mail" meets "Crossing Delancey," and it's delightful.

One week before Hanukkah, corporate lawyer Tory finds herself unexpectedly unemployed and questioning the career she's dedicated years to. As she helps her Bubby prepare for the holiday ...

An accomplished songwriter, he also once wrote and performed a Hanukkah song at the request of Jewish journalist Jeffrey Goldberg. The song, “Eight Days of Hanukkah,” was later recorded for ...