Boca Raton Under Fire for Menorah Display
(JTA) -- A Catholic civil rights organization is accusing Boca Raton, Fla., of discrimination for buying and displaying menorahs in public buildings without including a nativity scene."The City of Boca...
View ArticleTwo Teens Nabbed in Long Island Menorah Vandalism
Stewart Ain and JTA Second Year Menorah Damaged by Vandals Two 15-year-olds from Lake Ronkonkoma, L.I., were arrested Wednesday by detectives of the Suffolk County Police Hate Crimes Unit and charged...
View ArticleTetzaveh: Everyone Can Help Build The Mishkan
The lighting of the menorah opens our parsha: Command the Children of Israel and they shall take to you pure olive oil, beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn tamid, constantly. [Shemot...
View ArticleLight Up, It's Chanukah In Washington
Joe Biden won't be riding the cherry picker to the top of the National Menorah Tuesday afternoon; instead he'll light the a symbolic shames candle from the ground while others will ride up to light...
View ArticleGive Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Menorahs
The White House is looking for a special menorah for this year's Hanukkah celebration hosted by President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Past menorahs have ranged from historical...
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