Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, when, according to Jewish tradition, Judas Maccabee (Judah) cleansed the Second Temple in 164 BCE by removing all statues of Greek ...

The "Minve" will help promote the dual goals of elevating and expanding the study of Hebrew, its president tells JNS.The post Academy’s new home to focus on the history and ...