Near the end of the last century, Dec. 3, 1994, many folks got their first exposure to Hanukkah music via Adam Sandler’s “Chanukah Song” on Saturday Night Live. Was that, perhaps, the impetus for the ...

Most American Jews know of two Yiddish Hanukkah songs, thanks to their well-known English versions: “Khanike oy khanike” and “Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl.” Less well-known is the beautiful, and much more ...

"Woody Guthrie's Happy Joyous Hanukkah" Jewish Music "Wonder Wheel" Jewish Music SUSAN MCKEOWN "Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs" World Village THE KLEZMATICS HAVE EMERGED as the most interesting of the ...

The lyrics of a traditional song — "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah" — rang through the basement of Aiken's Adath Yeshurun Synagogue Dec. 29 as the congregation marked the fifth night of the Jewish festival of ...

Rabbi Mendel Hertz says the message of the Jewish festival of lights known as Hanukkah is especially relevant in 2023 in light of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas that began Oct. 7. While ...

In the walled Old City district of Jerusalem these days - the sounds of Hanukkah celebrations. This after the atrocities of the October 7 Hamas attack and despite the ongoing war in Gaza. Jerusalem is ...

Every winter, Jewish people around the world spend eight nights lighting candles, eating latkes, and spinning dreidels. But beyond the menorahs and fried food, what’s Hanukkah really about? The Hebrew ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Hanukkah has begun – a special occasion for Jewish communities all around the world, including in Georgia. In the CSRA, the event was marked with a couple of events Sunday. Like other ...

Josh Jury, of Homewood, said he was looking forward to celebrating Hanukkah in Israel this year while he was there for a study aboard program. But the Israel Hamas war forced him to flee from Israel ...

Whenever December rolls around, the thought, musically speaking, is to put on Christmas music. Songs like “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” or “White Christmas.” But as we all know Christmas isn’t the ...