When improbable circumstances align so fortuitously and unexpectedly, we must consider whether another factor is at work and if a greater plan is unfolding.
On the second night of Hanukkah, New York City was illuminated by a breathtaking display of 60 Mitzvah Tanks and over 350 car Menorahs, creating a sea of light that filled the streets.
Last night, at the Western Wall, the families of the hostages gathered to light the first candle of Chanukah, a moment filled with both sorrow and hope.
In the nursery ward of Ashdod’s Assuta Medical Center on Wednesday evening, Noam Levy lit the first Chanukah candle alongside the military doctor who saved his life on the battlefield.
Because Chanukah usually occurs in December, it is sometimes thought of as the "Jewish Christmas." It isn't, of course. But what's it's really all about?
Is Chanukah similar to its cousin, Purim, in which there is indeed a requirement to feast? Can it be that eating potato latkes is a Divine commandment?
In a powerful speech, an IDF officer addresses the significance of lighting the first Hanukkah candle in Palestine Square, Gaza, as he vows to illuminate the dark city with the light of hope and peace.
'Today we—the Maccabees of our times—are fighting the forces of evil that have come to wipe the Jewish people and its state off the face of the Earth.'
'Oh, I was once young and idealistic like you. You’ll lose it too,' I was told. But I resolved to never lose that passion, that desire to live in Israel.
