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Hanukkah 2025 runs December 14-22. Complete guide to candle lighting times, school vacation, blessings, customs and everything you need for the Festival of Lights.

In his final moments, Rabbi Eli Schlanger raised his hands, walked toward the gunman as he reloaded his weapon, and pleaded with him to stop shooting.

Jewish man stabbed near Chabad headquarters in Crown Heights as NYPD investigates suspected antisemitic crime.

Victim recounts terrifying assault after Hanukkah celebration as bystanders failed to intervene.

“Oprah’s neglect to name the actual targets and victims of the attack – Jews celebrating Hanukkah – conceals both the true nature of this horrific event and the appalling surge in antisemitism that gave rise to it,”

Hanukkah 2025 runs December 14-22. Complete guide to candle lighting times, school vacation, blessings, customs and everything you need for the Festival of Lights.

Since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, there has been a sharp rise in the number of patients with severe eye injuries — including shrapnel wounds, blast-related injuries, burns, and penetrating trauma — sometimes resulting in severe and irreversible disability. A delegation from One Heart organization traveled to Lviv to treat severe eye injuries, establish an independent medical infrastructure, and share advanced medical expertise with Ukrainian teams. Dr. Yoav Verdizer, who is leading the initiative, notes: “Combatants injured on the battlefield are even expected to undergo surgery in Israel.”

Hours after Rabbi Eli Schlanger was murdered in a massacre in Sydney, a letter he had recently sent to Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been revealed. In it, the rabbi made an impassioned plea regarding Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state and rising antisemitism in the country.

On Friday evening, Hanukkah candles must be lit before Shabbat begins. On Saturday night, one waits for the Havdalah service to conclude before lighting.