Hence why the festival lasts for eight days. Menorah, Jewish candles are also lit on each day of the festival, the number of days into the celebration corresponds to the amount of candles lit.

It’s not known as the Festival of Lights for nothing – as Hanukkah involves eight nights of candle lighting on a special candelabra known as a Menorah. The number of candles lit on the Menorah ...

Jewish people from around the world ushered in the eight-day Hanukkah festival today, lighting the first candles of the menorah which symbolizes triumph over oppression. London Mayor Sadiq Khan ...

A 10ft Menorah has been lit in Plymouth for the first time to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. Hanukkah, or Chanukah in Hebrew, means "re-dedication" and celebrates the ...

This year the Hanukkah, or Chanukah, festival began on Tuesday, December 12 and lasts until December 20. Each night one of the eight branches of the menorah is lit.

A council is facing a backlash after objecting to a menorah in a town centre over the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, saying it may be 'insensitive to other religious groups'.

Hanukkah involves lighting candles on a special nine-branched candleholder known as the Hanukkiah, or Hanukkah menorah. The ninth candle is the ‘servant’ used to light the other eight candles.

A Hanukkah menorah being installed in Trafalgar Square The story of Hanukkah will be "more pertinent than ever before" this year, the president of the Union of Jewish Students has said.

138 candles were lit on a special “hostage” menorah in downtown Tel Aviv, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu lit the first menorah candle at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Other Hanukkah events in Greater Manchester include fireworks and live music in Salford on Saturday night (December 9), and a menorah lighting with Manchester's Lord Mayor at Central Library that ...

‘The most obvious design consideration here is the middle candle arm, the shamash, as it needs to be higher than the rest. I am reimagining a Hanukkah menorah for a new generation. It was an ...