Pennsylvania governor announces $6.6 million in state funding to redevelop Tree of Life site
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe called the state’s contribution to the renovation “a Hanukkah present.”
Israeli man stabbed by Palestinian in Jerusalem’s Old City, Palestinian assailant shot dead
The stabbing was the second incident of suspected terrorism in Jerusalem in less than two weeks.
Israel’s health minister wants to update the country’s ‘ridiculously outdated’ abortion rules
Nitzan Horowitz said women should be allowed to abort in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy without approval by a hospital committee.
Boris Johnson breaks a menorah seconds after receiving it as a gift
The episode gave Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, who was standing next to Johnson, a good laugh.
Stephen Colbert thinks there aren’t enough Hanukkah movies, so he made up some of his own
The titles include the James Bond-esque “Casino Dreidale” as well as “Eight Knights of Hanukkah,” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rabbi.”
Non-citizens will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant
Beginning Sunday night at midnight, the rules regarding quarantine for Israelis returning from abroad will become stricter.
Meet the Jews of the Grand Canyon and rural Arizona, where Jewish life takes dedication
“It’s like being on an island with people. If you get angry, there isn’t another synagogue to go to.”
Abraham Schumer, father of Sen. Chuck Schumer, died at 98
Sen. Schumer remembered his father as a hard-working member of the “greatest generation” who “did his job, never complained.”
2022 Grammy Awards: The Jewish nominees, from Doja Cat to Drake to an Israeli cellist
The writer of “Wicked” and the producer behind Taylor Swift and other pop artists are also on the list.
Less than half of Jewish Israelis support a mandatory army draft, per new poll
In 2021, 47% of Jewish respondents said the draft should be abolished while 42% disagreed.