People of all religions frequently describe some things as holy and devise sacred ceremonies that involve them without realizing they are false. They do so because others thought they were holy or ...

Why do we eat jelly filled donuts on Chanukah? The easy answer has to do with agriculture, food politics and the desire for ...

Kitty Dukakis (December 26, 1936) is an American author. She is married to former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis.

The office of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas representatives are lying when they said ceasefire and ...

The miracle of the oil is a foundation for why candle lighting, an act of pirsuma d’nisa (publicizing the miracle), is one of the two major commandments of Chanukah, with reciting Hallel as the other.

The slogan “Coolest Fest in the Southwest” has been coined by the El Paso WinterFest organizers who have welcomed the holiday ...

Paul Wolfowitz (December 22, 1943) is an American political scientist and diplomat who served as the 10th President of ...

He is perhaps best known as the original voice of Donatello and Bebop in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.

Looking back over my past columns, I found my column for Hanukkah 2014.  Since I'm always accused of being too partisan ...

On a recent visit to this port city, I was among a group of four Jews who were escorted by a guide to a five-month-old ...

In all the professions out there, mothering is the most important job in the world and one of the most overlooked,” said Vivs ...