Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Scottish band Primal Scream draws backlash over concert backdrop of Israeli officials with swastika-eyes

After one of the band members, Liam O’Hanna, was hit with a terrorism charge for displaying a Hezbollah flag at another ...
Oneida Dispatch

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight ...

13 Holiday Bread Recipes From Challah to Panettone

Celebrate Hanukkah with challah, Christmas with panettone, and the holiday season with babka, bibingka, gingerbread, and ...

Happy Hanukkah! Everything to know about playing dreidel

Here's what you need to know about playing this festive Hanukkah activity. A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each ...

The Bible says little about Jesus’ childhood – but that didn’t stop medieval Christians from enjoying tales of him as holy ‘rascal’

Manger scenes displayed around Christmastime usually feature an ox and an ass beside the infant Jesus. According to the ...

New permanent exhibition at Auschwitz museum uses personal objects to show daily life of prisoners

Animal-shaped stencils a mother made from a concentration camp shoe and gave to her son for Christmas are among items in a ...

Voices from the Arab press: Pope Leo and the Shi'ites

Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon offered a much-needed lift to Christian morale after years of hardship and tragedy that have ...

Months after ruinous fire, NJ synagogue ready to celebrate Hanukkah

Rabbi Yitzchok Lerman and his family escaped the four-alarm blaze that burned their synagogue to the ground only moments before the 136-year-old structure collapsed. "When we got out, I ...