Shabbat, as well as many Jewish holidays, begins with the lighting of candles. The candles are traditionally lit in the home at least 18 minutes before sunset. The lighting marks the beginning of a ...

The havdalah flame represents creativity, wisdom, human curiosity and active partnership with God. While Shabbat candles ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Dozens gathered at the Chabad at the Town Center and UNF on Friday night as leaders encouraged everyone to light Shabbat candles. It was a special gathering focused on unity. This ...

What could Shabbat candles and Jewish eternity possibly have to do with The New York Times – a “newspaper” not particularly renowned for its Jewish sympathies or for its support of the Jewish state?

McKenzi Norris lights a Shabbat candle in honor of Samantha Josephson, whom police say was murdered last week after getting in a car she thought was her Uber. Lucas Daprile Columbia, S.C. The Jewish ...

In 2017, shortly after a mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas, plans for an open-air Shabbat dinner on Pico Boulevard (as part of the global unity program, Shabbat Project) were cancelled. Similarly, ...

With the Hanukah miracle revolving around oil, it is customary to celebrate the holiday by eating foods fried in oil.

On the same day that 15 Jews were murdered on Bondi Beach in Australia, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) lit Hanukkah candles at ...

Hasidim looking to vacation on the Welsh seaside are scrambling to find alternate arrangements after Aberystwyth University banned the use of candles in its residences. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews have ...