Sometimes, I feel a little bit sorry for Hanukkah. Hardly a sprightly thing, given that we’re well into the Jewish year 5778, the so-called “Festival of Light” suffers the added misfortune ...

In 2022, Hanukkah is observed Dec. 18-26. This guide to Hanukkah in Vancouver includes where to find Jewish food, menorahs and candles, and Hanukkah events ...

Hanukkah does not start until Saturday, but the Rohr Chabad Centre for Jewish Life will erect a five-meter menorah Thursday as a "pre-Chanukah celebration." ...

Waterloo region's Jewish community is celebrating the start of Hanukkah at sundown Thursday, when the first candle of the menorah will be lit. There won't be a public celebration to light a ...

Canada Holocaust survivor lights menorah on first night of Hanukkah The 25-foot menorah that goes up outside Richmond Cultural Centre annually serves as a beacon of light and togetherness.

For example, in Talmudic times two great sages—Rabbis Hillel and Shammai—debated whether to light one more candle for each of the eight nights of Hanukkah until the menorah was full, or to ...

Home Society P.E.I. Jewish community celebrating Hanukkah with 3-metre electric menorah 'It’s, in a sense, a coming out public party of Jews of Prince Edward Island,' community member says ...

A nine-foot public Hanukkah menorah will be lit at Barrie City Hall on Tuesday in response to the rise of antisemitism and to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Members of the local Jewish community gathered Sunday at Jackson Park for the annual lighting of an eight-foot high menorah. “It was absolutely incredible,” said Rabbi Sholom Galperin. “The ...

Members of Windsor’s Jewish community gather around Rabbi Sholom Galperin during the menorah lighting ceremony at Devonshire Mall on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Photo by Madeline Mazak / Windsor Star ...