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A rare 2,000-year-old coin bearing the earliest known depiction of the Temple’s menorah was returned to the State of Israel on May 12, 2026, after a joint investigation by the US authorities and the Israel Antiquities Authority. (Eitan Klein/Israel Antiquities Authority)
May 14, 2026, 4:43 pm
2,000-year-old coin with earliest menorah image returned to Israel after seized in US
Joint operation also sees return of 2,500-year-old silver coin, one of two known examples in the world, as officials stress importance of international cooperation to combat looting
By Rossella Tercatin
Sgt. (res.) Dana Silberman Sitton, sister of murdered captive Shiri Bibas, lights a Hanukkah menorah that survived the attack on her parents' Kibbutz Nir Oz home, in Gaza on December 21, 2025. (Courtesy IDF)
December 23, 2025, 4:34 pm
Shiri Bibas’s sister lights parents’ menorah while on reserve duty in Gaza
Dana Silberman Sitton, whose parents, sister and young nephews were killed by Gazan terrorists on and after October 7, looks for the light on Hanukkah
By Jessica Steinberg
A woman is seen blowing out Hanukkah candles in a Tel Aviv mall in an undated video from December 2025. (Screen grab/ X, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 23, 2025, 10:03 am
Police to probe teen who blew out Hanukkah candles in Tel Aviv mall
Police say 17-year-old girl and 19-year-old relative called in for questioning; rights group challenges legality of investigation amid questions on nature of alleged offense
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighters at a blaze in the West Bank settlement of Mevo Horon in November 2025 (Israel Fire and Rescue)
December 17, 2025, 9:25 am
As Israeli families kindle Hanukkah lights, fire safety awareness is a burning issue
Strict building codes and construction practices put fire-related deaths in Israel among the lowest in the world, but negligence is a leading cause of home blazes, especially during the holidays
By Zev Stub
A 1,300-year-old menorah-decorated pendant was found at the Davidson Archaeological Park in Jerusalem, in a discovery announced on December 15, 2025. (Eliyahu Yanai/City of David)
December 16, 2025, 1:07 am
1,300-year-old menorah pendant suggests Rome couldn’t keep all Jews out of Jerusalem
After Holy City was razed in 135 CE, an edict seemed designed to prevent a Jewish return. The discovery of an ancient artifact indicates some tenacious residents refused to stay away
By Rossella Tercatin
A capital decorated with menorahs dating to the 2nd-4th centuries CE has been uncovered in the Motza neighborhood in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on April 29, 2025. (Arkady Ostrovsky/Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 15, 2025, 2:36 pm
Festival of archaeology? Five ways to explore Hanukkah history in Jerusalem
From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate
By Rossella Tercatin
People attend the Annual National Menorah Lighting at the Ellipse of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 7, 2023. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
December 14, 2025, 6:12 pm
Targeted Hanukkah lighting spotlights decades-old Chabad mission to illuminate the world
Over 50 years after the first public menorah lighting in Philadelphia, annual tradition has spread to some 15,000 locales worldwide from Australia to Uzbekistan
By Rossella Tercatin
Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist Dr. Uzi Ad with the ancient capital decorated with menorahs discovered in Jerusalem, which will be displayed for the first time in May 2025. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
April 29, 2025, 4:36 pm
Mysterious capital depicting menorahs found in 1,500-year-old Roman site in Jerusalem
Artifact, made of local limestone, was discovered in a settlement dating from a time when no Jew was allowed to live in the region
By Rossella Tercatin
Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, in an image released on December 26, 2024. (Emil Aladjem/Israel Antiquities Authority)
December 26, 2024, 11:02 am
Rare oil lamp with Temple menorah found from time when Romans barred Jews from Jerusalem
Intricately designed 1,700-year-old artifact was discovered intact near the Mount of Olives, will go on display in Jerusalem
By Gavriel Fiske
A Hanukkah menorah is seen lit with a Christmas tree in the background. (Photovs/iStock)
December 21, 2024, 6:13 am
This year’s Hanukkah-Christmas convergence renews dilemmas for interfaith families
As they prepare to celebrate ‘Chrismukkah’ next week, US Jewish-Christian households find personalized ways to honor both spouses’ traditions
By jacob gurvis
A collection of hanukkiot, Hanukkah candelabras, in the collection of Yad Vashem, including one dedicated on June 26, 2024 (Courtesy)
June 27, 2024, 2:05 pm
Family menorah saved from Holocaust is donated to Yad Vashem
Kafka family’s Hanukkah candelabra was hidden in Poland, then Finland; now resides in Jerusalem Holocaust museum’s new collection center
By Jessica Steinberg
Moshe Turk of the Chabad Jewish Center of Oakland looks at a damaged menorah at the Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland, California, December 13, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images via JTA)
December 15, 2023, 3:29 pm
Menorahs across the US vandalized as Jews celebrate Hanukkah amid antisemitism spike
The damage comes as Jewish communities are on high alert due to rise in hate crimes around the globe after the Hamas Oct. 7 atrocities sparked the ongoing war in Gaza
By jacob gurvis
A family member whose father was murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, holds a menorah as he searches in the rubble of his home for memories, in Kibbutz Be’eri, November 30, 2023. (Chen Schimmel/Flash90)
December 14, 2023, 4:55 pm
From Be’eri to DC, menorahs retrieved from the Oct. 7 wreckage light up for Hanukkah
In the wake of the massacre, the war it launched and a rise in antisemitism, these candelabras lit in Israel, NYC’s Gracie Mansion and the White House have a special significance
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, left, speaks next to Rabbi Levi Shemtov, during the National Chanukah Menorah lighting, December 7, 2023, on the ellipse of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
December 8, 2023, 9:46 pm
Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff have 3 menorahs, representing Jewish joy and trauma
With one pre-WWII candelabra, one designed by Holocaust survivor Erwin Thieberger and one on loan from the Tree of Life Synagogue, triumph and tragedy are represented together
By Ron Kampeas
Jack Kulbersh lights a menorah (Courtesy: Project Menorah)
December 7, 2023, 8:18 pm
Dad launches ‘Project Menorah’ to support Jews fearful of displaying Hanukkah lights
To combat antisemitism, a Los Angeles-based grassroots initiative invites the non-Jewish public to print and display images of menorahs for passersby to see during the festival
By Matt Lebovic
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