Hanukkah

Members of the Jewish community came out to Boston Common for the 41st annual lighting of the Hanukkah menorah.

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For the 41st year in a row, the community came together to light a menorah on Boston Common for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. “Light has a special quality,” said Rabbi Chaim Prus of Chabad of Downtown Boston, which hosted the event Wednesday, the first of Hanukkah’s eight nights. “Light pushes away the darkness naturally.” The holiday marks a...

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From Boston Common to Copley Square to Brookline, the lights of the menorah were glowing Thursday night across Massachusetts. Hanukkah is taking on extra significance this year given the Israel-Hamas war and the surge in antisemitism worldwide. “When it’s dark,” said Rabbi Yosef Jazklos, “when there’s challenging times, we appreciate light that much more.” Zaklos is with the Chabad...

A menorah lighting ceremony on Boston Common was one of many Hanukkah celebrations in the area Thursday.

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For eight nights in November or December every year, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah is celebrated across the world – bringing friends and family together through tradition to commemorate Judaism’s deep history. 

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