Hanukkah

Purim 2026: The hidden miracle of Jewish survival across generations - opinion

Purim reminds us that Jewish continuity is a miracle, sustained by belief, identity, and unwavering strength.

 19th-century Megillat Esther linked to Gaza's Jewish community up for auction in Jerusalem.
An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025

Death penalty bill could turn terrorists into heroes - opinion

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, in Sydney, Australia, December 16, 2025.

Australia's Albanese: 'I am deeply and profoundly sorry' for Bondi Beach massacre


Holocaust survivors, rabbis, a child: Who are the 12 known victims of Bondi Beach terror attack?

Twelve of the 15 victims of Sunday's Bondi Beach mass shooting attack have been identified as of Monday. These are their names and stories.

The nine identified victims of the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Ignoring antisemitism leads to violence against Jews: Lessons from Bondi Beach – opinion

The Bondi Beach mass shooting was not unforeseeable; it was the product of years of denial and tolerance for hate.

PEOPLE PAY respects at Bondi Pavilion after a shooting during a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Dec. 15, 2025.

Reopened Aleh care facility makes menorah as symbol of hope from Iranian missile fragments

As workers cleared the rubble from the missile strike, fragments were discovered and set aside. They were handed to Jerusalem artist Guy Cohen, who welded and shaped the metal into a menorah.

A MENORAH made from fragments of an Iranian missile that damaged the the Aleh Center for children with disabilities in Bnei Brak. The center reopened on Dec. 14, 2025.

Bondi Beach massacre proves antisemitism is now global contagion - analysis

The Bondi Beach attack was not confusing. It was clear very quickly that these were gunmen shooting at people. It was also very quickly made clear that the targeted event was a Jewish Hanukkah event.

Flowers and an Israeli flag lie on the ground in a makeshift memorial following the attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025.

After Bondi Beach attack, Diaspora Jews can no longer assume safety - opinion

The Bondi attack did not come out of nowhere – and its consequences reach far beyond Australia.

Members of the local Jewish community embrace at the Bondi Pavillion in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.

Hanukkah discovery: Rare Hasmonean lamp, Second Temple stylus found near Jerusalem

The Civil Administration said the artifacts add to a growing corpus of Second Temple–era material recovered in recent years across the West Bank.

An archaeologist of Israel Antiquities Authority displays an oil lamp and coins dating back to the Sanhedrin era which have been uncovered at the Tel Yavne excavation site in central Israel, on November 29, 2021.

The Jerusalem Dispatch: Australia's Hanukah massacre, learning to find the light

Elliot Jager and Calev Ben David break down the week's stories.

The Jerusalem Dispatch

Neighbors of alleged Bondi Beach terrorists express shock over rampage

Neighbors said the family living across the street kept to themselves but seemed like any other in the Bonnyrigg suburb, a working-class, well-kept enclave with an ethnically diverse population.

PEOPLE GATHER at a site outside the Bondi Pavilion, where flowers and an Israeli flag laid in memory of the victims of a shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney on December 15, 2025.

Three-year-old girl at Bondi Beach attack saved by woman lying on her, reunited with parents

Vanessa and Wayne were separated from their three-year-old daughter during the Bondi Beach attack, but found her protected by a woman who had been shot, lying on top of her.

People leave notes and flowers at a memorial outside Bondi Pavilion following a mass shooting attack that killed 15 people at Bondi Beach in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on December 15, 2025.

New York leaders light menorah after Bondi Bay attack, call for Jewish solidarity and pride

Over a dozen New York police officers and members of Chevra Hatzalah could be seen on the outskirts of the crowd at Carl Schurz Park as Hanukkah songs blared over the speaker.

NEW YORK CITY Jewish leaders speak at a menorah lighting event at Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan on Dec.14, 2025.