JERUSALEM (JTA) — Students working to build the “Sanhedrin Trail” in Israel’s Galilee unearthed a 1,400-year-old oil lamp bearing the symbol of the Jerusalem Temple’s menorah ...

That was until the leaders found one jug of oil — which would not produce much ... The lighting of the menorah will take place starting Wednesday for eight nights around the world at sundown.

Like thousands of Orthodox Jewish consumers who buy premium olive oil ahead of Hanukkah, David purchased $160 of the stuff only to burn it — in a menorah. Observant Israelis increasingly like to ...

The Huge Menorah, also called a hanukkiah, is a key symbol during Hanukkah. It’s celebrated as the Festival of Lights. This festival remembers the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a ...

A menorah is lit each night of the holiday The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C. Although there was only enough oil to keep the ...

They weren’t able to find the proper oil to light the menorah. The oil takes days to press. They found one jug and it lasted for eight days, said Friedman. They considered it a miracle.

“The menorah,” said Solomon ... After searching high and low, they found one last small bottle of oil that the Greeks had not thrown away but this would only keep the lamp burning for ...