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Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

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JANUARY 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Police have opened an investigation after footage circulated online showing a child riding a scooter and extinguishing candles on a hanukkiah at the entrance to a residential courtyard in Ramle, the police announced on Sunday.

Police open probes into candle extinguishing during Hanukkah

A child was seen extinguishing candles in Ramle; similar incidents have been reported in Tel Aviv and Beit Shemesh.

DECEMBER 22, 2025|ByHODAYA RAN

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar at the Knesset, December 2, 2025; illustrative.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar urges Diaspora Jews to make aliyah amid global antisemitism

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called on Jews in Europe, Australia, and North America to make aliyah, citing rising antisemitism worldwide during a Hanukkah event in Rishon Lezion.

DECEMBER 21, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

Noa Tishby hosts Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis for Hanukkah candle lighting

“It’s the miracle that the candle lasts eight days, but it’s really a function of how you invite miracles into your life,” Kutcher said.

DECEMBER 16, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Hanukkah dilemma of 2023 - opinion

Embracing the House of Shammai’s custom.

DECEMBER 10, 2023ByMOREY SCHWARTZ

THE WRITER, together with a grandchild, lights Hanukkah candles, last year.

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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DECEMBER 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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DECEMBER 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat and Hanukkah: The power of lighting candles

This week we celebrated Rosh Hodesh Kislev, a month that is a harbinger of Hanukkah, the holiday symbolizing light in the darkness and divine protection against a mighty enemy.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByNECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH