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Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ dilemmas for interfaith families

Some families decorate their Christmas trees with Hanukkah ornaments. Others avoid the holiday season altogether.

Mayor Eric Adams calls himself ‘a modern-day Maccabee’ at pre-Hanukkah party at Gracie Mansion

Earlier in the day, Adams had lost a bid to dismiss the bribery charges against him. Nonetheless, the crowd Tuesday night was all smiles and good cheer.

Salvador Dali’s little-known series about the founding of Israel comes to a Holocaust museum on Long Island

‘Aliyah, the Rebirth of Israel,’ a rare, complete collection of 25 lithographs by the famed artist, is now on view.

United States

The Jewish leader taking on Christian nationalism

Israel

Netanyahu visits IDF soldiers in Syria as rebel leaders call for Israelis to exit

Sports

Meet Yaniv Bazini, the Israeli forward who propelled U of Vermont to its first soccer championship

New York

This ‘Wicked’ version of ‘Adon Olam’ sung by two NYC cantors is proving to be popular

Culture

‘The Brutalist,’ the epic new movie getting Oscar buzz, is built from the stories of postwar Jewish architects

Politics

A hostage deal by Hanukkah? Israel, US and Hamas indicate unusual optimism.

Religion

As improved relations quaver, a new guide aims to educate Catholics about antisemitism

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