Rabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss of Temple Emau-El in Honolulu dedicates herself to both her community and the preservation of history. As a clergy member who was ordained both as a cantor and as a rabbi, ...

In Jewish tradition, zachor, the command to remember, is not passive; it is active, communal and transformative.

When, in the late 1980s, I began my research on the architectural history of the Auschwitz death camp , Jan. 27 wasn't marked ...

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Nairobi: The candle-lighting vigil of Ezekiel Otuoma was held on Wednesday, January 8. Ezekiel Otuoma's wife, Rachel, fights tears during his candle-lightning event. Photos: Hon Omwera George Aladwa ...

A woman who thrifted a candle holder for just $4 was delighted with her purchase, but she was left completely stunned when she discovered its real value. In a now viral Reddit post, user u ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. (AP video/Ami Bentov) Neil Young pulls out of ...

Nevertheless, the Maccabees succeeded in rededicating the Second Temple, and on Hanukkah we light candles to remember both the military victory and the miracle of a single day’s supply of oil ...

Israel's Ambassador to Japan hosts a candle lighting ceremony in honor of Hanukkah. (photo credit: ISRAELI EMBASSY IN JAPAN) Israel's ambassador to Japan, Gilad Cohen, hosted a ceremony on ...