The model of prayer with kavvanah, or sincerity

Hanukkah is coming. It’s time to tell stories about armed resistance against oppression. Children will read about the five brave ...

“What is Hanukah?”  the Talmud asks and typically each year at this time we are reminded by a variety of ...

When to celebrate the Festival of Lights in 2022.

A traditional Hanukkah song for celebrating the Festival of Lights.

Light the menorah through Dec. 19, 2017!

Cubans use plantain bananas the way Americans use potatoes, so swapping traditional potato latkes with savory tostones seemed like a natural choice.

Get ready to light the menorah on Dec. 24.

A new issue of the JOFA Journal will soon be in our subscribers’ mailboxes; its theme is Orthodox women in ...

How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.