With every new year comes a set of new home decor trends that get us excited for the year ahead, helping us power through the cold start to the year and the January blues. And there’s much to look ...
like hanging a "Happy Hanukkah" banner and displaying menorahs by the windows. Seltzer, who was trained by Marie Kondo's company, follows the method of tapping into what sparks joy for the individual.
The museum smelled of freshly fried latkes, a crispy potato pancake, a Jewish staple, and blue Hanukkah decorations, a color that represents their faith. The packed room heard from Opelousas ...
Anne Sheela Samuel and her daughter Rivka light the menorah candles for Hanukkah at their Kovai home, part of a small remaining Jewish community in Tamil Nadu. Anne, who embraced Judaism after ...
But it wasn’t always this way. English Heritage says, “The theory that it’s bad luck to leave decorations up beyond Twelfth Night (around 6 January) is a modern take on the tradition ...
Evergreens like fir, holly, ivy, and mistletoe that thrived in winter despite the darkness and the cold were favourite decorations for the Christmas season. Illustration by Birket Foster for the ...
Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word-search game where ...
It is not a coincidence that Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which Jews around the world are celebrating this week, occurs during the darkest time of the year. It is only against the darkness ...
Wednesday was the first day of 2025 and the last day of Hanukkah, and Yo La Tengo wrapped up this year’s celebration residency at Bowery Ballroom with a number of old friends. And family.
If you're someone who prefers to pack up Christmas lights by the new year, you're not alone. According to Opendoor's Home Decor Report, 51% of respondents take down their Christmas decorations right ...
While the menorah is the most important part of the holiday, other traditions include gift giving, festive decorations, and traditional Hanukkah games like dreidel – a four-sided spinning top ...