The miracle of the oil is a foundation for why candle lighting, an act of pirsuma d’nisa (publicizing the miracle), is one of the two major commandments of Chanukah, with reciting Hallel as the other.

Why do we eat jelly filled donuts on Chanukah? The easy answer has to do with agriculture, food politics and the desire for ...

On a recent visit to this port city, I was among a group of four Jews who were escorted by a guide to a five-month-old ...

I set out with four colleagues of the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) to meet with members of the rural community of Tafza (Al ...