Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

Hanukah, Hanukkah, or even Chanukah — no matter how you spell ... The most traditional gift is gelt (Yiddish for money), often given as chocolate coins. However, handing out actual money can ...

We’ve picked out these gifts with that in mind. And many of them—delicious chocolate gelt, a bagel candle, smoked salmon, and a Jewish cookbook—are the kinds of things you can stock up on if ...

"Just as with Christmas, Hanukkah usually takes place on the longest nights of the year. It's a time of year when we need more light than ever. Little did the ancient Jews know, their descendants ...

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights ... they would hide the Torah and bring out the dreidel to play. Hanukkah gelt means ‘Hanukkah money’ in Yiddish.

WASHNGTON − An orthodox Jewish synagogue in Florida was told it couldn’t advertise its 2020 “Chanukah on Ice” event to bus riders unless it removed references to the menorah. A federal ...

The city-wide Chanukah on the Plaza will be at 4 p.m. Sunday ... concert by singer/songwriter Dan Bern and a Gelt drop, in which firefighters climb to the top of an extended ladder and drop ...

Jessica Gelt is an arts and culture writer for the Los Angeles Times. She also co-writes the paper’s twice-weekly Essential Arts newsletter. In her career at the paper she has served as ...

In addition to the clothing, priced at $36, fans of the dolls can also purchase a Hanukkah gift set that includes a menorah, Star of David bracelet, dreidel and Hanukkah gelt. American Girl is ...

Holiday parades — both on land or by boat — light shows, chances to meet Santa and more winter season fun in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.