These Four-Ingredient Edible Dreidels are Absolutely Adorable!
A delicious five-minute Chanukah activity for kids of any age.
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Video footage shows a bystander, identified as Ahmed al-Ahmed, tackling a shooter during the Bondi Beach Chanukah attack on Dec. 14. (Screenshot)
Man Who Tackled Chanukah Party Attacker Identified as Muslim Civilian
At least 16 people were killed during the attack on a Chanukah celebration in Australia on Sunday night, with dozens of others injured.
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New footage released by the IDF shows the six hostages killed by Hamas in August of 2024 celebrating Chanukah. (Screenshot by JTA)
Footage Surfaces of Hostages Murdered in Gaza Lighting Chanukah Candles
The footage was recovered by the IDF about three months ago during a raid on a hospital in Khan Younis.
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Pull-Apart Sufganiyot Cake is Definitely Worth the Effort
The tastiest way to make jelly donuts for a crowd this Chanukah without your house smelling of frying.
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The "Errands Day" event in Tel Aviv was organized by the Friends of the IDF-Nefesh B’Nefesh Lone Soldiers Program in partnership with the Mofet Unit of the IDF Manpower Directorate and the Association for Israel’s Soldiers. (Bar Bino, provided by JTA)
IDF Lone Soldiers Find Support and Services at ‘Errands Day’ in Tel Aviv
Over 4,000 Israeli Lone Soldiers hailing from 70 countries recently attended a unique “Errands Day” event in Tel Aviv.
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Recipe: Quick and Easy Sephardic Pumpkin Patties
Let these pumpkins patties, or bimuelos de kalavasa, bring an easy and tasty bite of Sephardi history to your Chanukah table.
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Frank Gehry is shown here speaking at the MOCA Gala 2025 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on May 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Presley Ann/Getty Images for The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) via JTA)
Renowned Canadian-American Architect Frank Gehry Dies at 96
Gerhry was born Ephraim Owen Goldberg to a Jewish family in Toronto.
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Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) is shown speaking after a policy luncheon with Democratic senators at the U.S. Capitol last July. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images, via JTA)
Van Hollen Criticized After Calling Md. Jewish Leader ‘Apologist for Netanyahu Government’
Ron Halber, CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, rejected the criticism.
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Participants in the Nativ pre-college gap year program, which is affiliated with the Conservative movement, historically divided their time between study in Jerusalem and volunteering elsewhere in Israel. (Courtesy of Nativ)
Israel Gap-Year Program Back in Business
The Conservative movement is relaunching its Israel gap-year program in 2026, after shuttering operations over a year-and-a-half ago.
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June Squibb (right) stars as Eleanor Morgenstein and Rita Zohar as Bessie Stern in the film “Eleanor the Great.” (Anne Joyce/Sony Pictures Classics via JTA)
Holocaust-Themed Film Explores Aging Process and Jewish Identity
Real-life Holocaust survivors star in “Eleanor the Great,” Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut.
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American painter Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' 1912 painting "The First Thanksgiving, 1621" captures the mythical, idealized version of the holiday story.
Thanksgiving Needs Its Own Haggadah
Like Passover, the story behind the Thanksgiving holiday can be told honestly without being heavy-handed or papered over, writes Dr. Deborah Barer.
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