menorahs
Harvard forces Jewish student group to 'hide' menorah at night for fear of vandalism: rabbi
December 14, 2023 | 9:26pm"You know when change is gonna happen on this campus? When we don't have to pack up the menorah," Rabbi Zarchi said
Teen destroys 8-foot inflatable menorah-carrying bear outside Jewish family's NYC home
December 14, 2023 | 8:51pmA hateful teenager was caught on camera tearing down an inflatable bear holding a menorah outside a Jewish family's Brooklyn home during Hanukkah. Shaken, but refusing to "back down" in...
Families of Israeli hostages light menorah made of license plate from Oct. 7 attack at annual NYC Hanukkah celebration
December 12, 2023 | 11:44pm"I want to be extremely clear as I say to you as the mayor of the city of New York. There's no room for antisemitism in New York City and...
This is the year for Hannukah to shine brighter with our Jewish identity and pride
December 9, 2023 | 3:45pmHanukkah is an opportunity for Jews to remember what we stand for, and what we believe in. And even during the darkest of days, Jews don’t forget who we are.
Family celebrates Hanukkah with 'miracle' menorah from late dad who found it years after losing it in the Holocaust
December 7, 2023 | 5:56pmLong Islander Eva Kirshenblatt is lighting a very special menorah with her family for the first time this year. She told The Post her late father David Tenenbaum lost it...
Virginia Jewish group slams art festival for disallowing Hanukkah celebration: 'Shocked and alarmed'
December 4, 2023 | 4:22pmA Jewish community group in Virginia has rebuked the organizer of a local art and music festival over its decision not to allow a menorah lighting ceremony, implying the decision...
'Miracle' menorah found in rubble of destroyed Ukraine synagogue lit for Hanukkah
December 24, 2022 | 12:01pmA menorah recovered this month in the rubble of a ruined synagogue in Mariupol, Ukraine has been lit throughout the Hanukkah holiday.
Menorah from iconic Nazi-era photo returns to Germany at last—as a message of hope for Hanukkah
December 19, 2022 | 6:26pmA menorah memorialized in a historic Nazi-era photo has returned to Germany for the first time since the Jewish family it belonged to escaped with their lives nearly 90 years...
Biden and Harris pare Hanukkah down with late menorah lighting
December 1, 2021 | 4:33pmPresident Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a menorah lighting ceremony Wednesday night at the White House — four days into the festive Jewish holiday.
Table used to stop accused Monsey Hanukkah slasher turned into menorah stand
December 14, 2020 | 12:40pmA coffee table that a heroic Orthodox man threw at the knife-wielding man who stabbed five people during a Hanukkah celebration in Rockland County last year has been turned into...
NJ town's menorah toppled over in possible hate crime
December 30, 2019 | 2:29pmA town menorah was toppled over during a possible hate crime in New Jersey, officials say. This year was the first time the town, Mendham Borough in Morris County, had...
Family killed in Brooklyn house fire laid to rest in Israel
December 20, 2017 | 8:42amThousands of mourners gathered in Israel on Wednesday for the funerals of a Brooklyn mom and her three children, who were killed in a menorah-sparked blaze that badly burned her...
Dad doesn't know his children died in fire caused by menorah
December 19, 2017 | 10:50pmThe Brooklyn man who lost his wife and three children in a menorah-sparked house fire remained unconscious in the hospital Tuesday, as the bodies of his loved ones were flown...
Kids who perished in Brooklyn fire knew classmates killed in prior blaze
December 18, 2017 | 1:27pmThe kids caught in a Brooklyn house fire Monday morning were classmates with the seven youngsters who perished in a similar borough blaze in 2015, according to a report. The...
War over largest menorah ends with holiday truce
December 25, 2016 | 11:12amNew York’s War of the Menorahs has flared for years — with rabbis in Brooklyn and Manhattan each claiming during rival, public lighting ceremonies that theirs is the largest, most...
Park menorah defaced on first night of Hanukkah
December 7, 2015 | 4:21pmA large menorah at an Upper East Side park near Mayor Bill de Blasio’s house was partially destroyed shortly after it was lit in a ceremony celebrating the first night...