Hanukkah

Chef Jamie Gwen joins California Live’s Jessica Vilchis to share her favorite Hanukkah hosting spread ahead of the holiday. Create your own DIY latke board, mesmerize guests with a modernized kugel, and end the festivities with a sweet olive-oil-inspired treat.

Chef Jamie Gwen joins California Live’s Jessica Vilchis to share her favorite Hanukkah hosting spread ahead of the holiday.

Join the Chanukah Celebration and watch as the colorful menorah, a market staple, rises.

Make for Dana Point, Marina del Rey, Oxnard, and Ventura to enjoy the lights-on-the-water tradition.

Tickets are available for the spirited celebration, a party that includes crafts, puppets, and more.

Project Menorah, is a new movement started in LA where the idea is to display pictures of a menorah outside of homes the entire month of December as a way to show support for the Jewish community. Anastasia Olmos reports for NBC4 News on Dec. 12, 2023.

President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

On the first night of Hanukkah, people gathered outside Los Angeles city hall to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on Dec. 7, 2023.

Amid the ongoing war in Gaza, Jews around the world are continuing tradition of celebrating the first day of Hanukkah. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on Dec. 7, 2023.

Hanukkah celebrations begin Thursday in Southern California, including the lighting of a menorah at Los Angeles City Hall that was salvaged from the ashes of a Polish synagogue. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Thursday Dec. 7, 2023.

Dance to klezmer tunes, make holiday crafts, and savor latkes at the beloved celebrations.

The Katowice Menorah was recovered from the rubble of a fire that destroyed the Great Synagogue in Poland at the start of World War II.

For eight nights in November or December every year, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah is celebrated across the world – bringing friends and family together through tradition to commemorate Judaism’s deep history. 

The city of Beverly Hills will celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with the annual menorah lighting at Beverly Gardens Park.

The 8 days of Hanukkah are about to kick off so California Life’s Danielle Nottingham heads out to our courtyard plaza to meet lifestyle expert Elycia Rubin. From budget-friendly gifts, to big ticket items for the travel-lovers… her picks cover everyone on your list!