The Welsh U. of Aberystwyth declares that lighting Shabbat candles is a fire hazard, nearly 20 years after Jewish tourists have done so every summer. An aerial view of Aberystwyth, Wales, where the ...

Shabbat, as well as many Jewish holidays, begins with the lighting of candles. The candles are traditionally lit in the home at least 18 minutes before sunset. The lighting marks the beginning of a ...

Hasidim looking to vacation on the Welsh seaside are scrambling to find alternate arrangements after Aberystwyth University banned the use of candles in its residences. Hundreds of Orthodox Jews have ...

Yelena Troufanov, whose son Sasha is among the hostages who are expected to be released on Saturday, voiced a special request from the Jewish people. Speaking with Rabbi Shlomo Ra'anan, the chairman ...

With the Hanukah miracle revolving around oil, it is customary to celebrate the holiday by eating foods fried in oil.

What could Shabbat candles and Jewish eternity possibly have to do with The New York Times – a “newspaper” not particularly renowned for its Jewish sympathies or for its support of the Jewish state?

Once a year, we do a double, magical lighting. The candles of Shabbat meet the candles of Hanukkah. In a year when we’ve seen so much darkness, this marriage of lights holds a special significance.

In 2017, shortly after a mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas, plans for an open-air Shabbat dinner on Pico Boulevard (as part of the global unity program, Shabbat Project) were cancelled. Similarly, ...

McKenzi Norris lights a Shabbat candle in honor of Samantha Josephson, whom police say was murdered last week after getting in a car she thought was her Uber. Lucas Daprile Columbia, S.C. The Jewish ...