Hanukkah

During Hanukkah, Jewish people around the world light a menorah to honor a miracle that occurred during the Maccabean Revolt to preserve Judaism. What is this miracle and why is it commemorated? Rachel Fastow welcomed us into her home to explain the Jewish tradition.

Jewish Americans from a variety of branches of the faith are celebrating Hanukkah with smaller-than-usual gatherings this year, looking to keep the year-end holiday safe but still joyful as coronavirus cases spike across the country

The Jewish holiday lasts for eight nights, usually falling in December.

The pandemic has pumped the breaks on air travel. With fewer folks taking flight, Connecticut’s aerospace industry has taken quite the hit. But an East Hartford company is making the best of a difficult situation. It has pivoted from creating parts for planes to also stirring up some holiday cheer by crafting their take on the Hanukkah dreidel. “Not...

The popular annual “Fire on Ice” Chanukah celebration in Blue Back Square is being converted to a drive-in event this December to allow for COVID-19 social distancing and restrictions. This year’s event will be held in West Hartford’s Town Hall parking lot at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, the fourth night of the Jewish holiday. Celebrants are asked...

One in 10 children has an unemployed parent due to Covid-19 this holiday season. Here’s how to talk to them about what might be different this year.

A shooting at a church in Texas and a stabbing at a rabbi’s home during a Hanukkah celebration in New York over the weekend have renewed calls for increased security and the right to be armed in places of worship.

Candles burned atop a menorah in Jersey City marking the first night of Hanukkah as well as a moment of strength for a community still recovering from the deadly attack on Dec. 10. Yoely Greenfeld lit the menorah Sunday night in front of Jersey City Kosher Supermarket, the site of a horrific shooting that took the life of his sister…

Sunday began the first of the eight nights of Hanukkah. Jewish communities around the state are coming together to mark the start of the holiday. Before a packed crowd at Blue Black Square in West Hartford, a menorah was lit as part of an event called Chanukah Fire on Ice. “The message of Hanukkah is how a little bit of…

Hundreds gathered in Blue Back Square on Sunday to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, travelers were staying spirited despite Friday night traffic. “I-84 was kind of a nightmare,” said Nicole Insolia of New York. The normal commute mixed in with last-minute Christmas shoppers and people traveling to holiday parties. “I love the holidays. This is probably my favorite time of year,” said…

The normal commute mixed in with last-minute Christmas shoppers and people traveling to holiday parties, making for some seriously busy roads.