On Sunday, December 29, the fifth night of Chanukah, the Downtown Chanukah Festival and Grand Menorah Lighting will get underway at 4:00 p.m. at the Bo Diddley Downtown Community Plaza

With the Jewish Festival of Lights happening while Indiana University students are on break, the celebration was at the courthouse for the first time.

The local Jewish community was joined by elected officials for a special menorah lighting in downtown Binghamton on Thursday.

The free celebration takes place at the Newport Beach shopping center Sunday at 3 p.m., featuring holiday crafts, dreidels, doughnuts and free activities for kids.

It's a rare year where Christmas coincides with the first day of Hannukah. Chabad of Nebraska celebrated by lighting a Cornhusker menorah.

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Among those who helped light a towering menorah in west Little Rock on Thursday were former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Rabbi Pinchus Ciment, who portrayed the nominee for the United States' ambassador to Israel as a trustworthy ally and exemplary leader: "Your strong support of our people and the country of Israel,

The oversized menorah in the Pennsylvania Capitol was officially lit Thursday evening as the second night of Hanukkah began.

City and religious leaders lit the Menorah in Downtown Pittsburgh for Hanukkah. Mayor Ed Gainey led the event and said he hoped people could find light in any darkness they might be experiencing. “We pray for world peace.