Evergreen

This year, the Festival of Lights concludes a full two weeks before Christmas begins.

Both are widely observed gift-giving holidays that fall in December, but the similarities stop there.

The story of the Jewish revolt against Antiochus is contained in the Books of Maccabees, but these are not considered part of the biblical canon.

The lights of the hanukkah menorah are typically made from wax and come in many colors.

Both the holidays when this prayer is recited are marked by courageous human action in making space for the miraculous.

The tradition of lighting Hanukkah candles in every household teaches that all of us have the power to lighten our little corner of the world.

Why does the prayer recited on Hanukkah fail to make any mention of the holiday's central miracle?

The final chapter of the Book of Psalms calls for a symphony of horns, drums, lyres and more.

The unusual circumstances of Rabin's marriage, his true feelings about Moshe Dayan, and other lesser-known facts about the legendary Israeli leader.

Many of the injunctions in the Torah appear immoral from a human perspective.