Remarks by the President at Afternoon Hanukkah Reception

TEL AVIV – President Obama's official Hanukkah statement released by the White House Tuesday contains unusually activist language compared to his previous annual statements for the Jewish festival. Also, unmentioned in this year's official statement is 

This time of year, people celebrate lots of religious holidays, so we wanted to wish some people a happy first day of Hanukkah! And these people are celebs who have famously converted to Judaism! Whether it was for love or 

Hanukkah is a great holiday. It celebrates two improbable victories: the military victory of the Jews over their oppressors, and the spiritual victory of some oil that wouldn't stop burning. We light candles every year to remind us that our wildest

How to celebrate Hanukkah 2014, in and around Portland.

But the Hanukkah version of “Shake It Off” is just one of a growing list in this new genre. So—in reverse chronological order, starting with the Swift parody—here are eight modern Hanukkah songs for the eight-night holiday. That's “one for each night