The intention is to remember more than 1,300 Israelis, most of them Jews, who were murdered by Hamas last Saturday. A new initiative by an Israeli-American philanthropist called for Jews around the ...

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The lighting of candles, or oil, plays a central role in Jewish life. Shabbat and festivals commence with the lighting of candles and Shabbat concludes with the lighting of a candle, we light candles ...

Once a year, we do a double, magical lighting. The candles of Shabbat meet the candles of Hanukkah. In a year when we’ve seen so much darkness, this marriage of lights holds a special significance.

Can this internet wiz bring this ancient Jewish ritual to the world? When my son was born 10 years ago, I decided to bring back a tradition I had cherished as a child but somehow lost as an adult. We ...

Shabbat, as well as many Jewish holidays, begins with the lighting of candles. The candles are traditionally lit in the home at least 18 minutes before sunset. The lighting marks the beginning of a ...