Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you may not have known.

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multi-branched candelabra.

We hear from Rabbi Susan Tendler of the Beth Tikvah Congregation about how they're celebrating this year.

Hanukkah has been celebrated for more than 2,000 years It’s a tradition that’s older than Christmas. Hanukkah is known as a festival of lights that gets its start dating back to a conflict in the year 168 B.

The festival of Hanukkah was established as a reminder that we celebrate and thank God even when we know fleeting moments of happiness will pass — because the blessings also endure, and we cannot live without them.