Hanukkah is the Jewish Festival of Lights. While not as overtly holy a Jewish holiday as Passover or Yom Kippur, Hanukkah has been embraced by the Western world as an often blue-and-white answer to ...

Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many ...

Wreaths are the centerpiece of a ritual popular with many Christian denominations. December is the month when the Northern Hemisphere grows dark, and throughout history people have sought the light ...

Did you know that Hanukkah candles are not intended to be used for practical benefit? Jewish tradition suggests that their ...

A table full of lit candles. One by one they came up to a central table full of candles and lit a small candle with a larger candle, gently saying the name or names of the people and/or things they ...

Hispanics have long lighted them for loved ones and for luck. But devotional candles are increasingly kindled by anyone with a wish or a prayer, and as a result, they are a lucrative and growing niche ...

Lining up the Hanukah Candles and Blessings: On each night we add a candle lining them up on the Hanukiyah (Hanukah Menorah) from right to left. The shamash candle lights the others going from left to ...

I had a very nice birthday on Sunday, May 22. All my family came for supper, bringing pizza, ice cream cake and chips. Games were played before and after supper, and I was showered with lovely cards ...