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| From Paris to Buenos Aires, Cairo to California, Madrid to Moscow, public Menorahs light up cities and towns around the globe. Visit 30 of these Menorahs.
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| Buckle up for a Chanukah celebration in... Space Shuttle Discovery! Astronaut Jeff Hoffman hosts the celebration courtesy of NASA.
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Tzlil V'zemer Children's Choir
The Tzlil V'zemer Boys Choir presents a favorite Chanukah song, Oh Chanukah...
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| A group of children receive instructions on making potato-latkes. If you've always wanted to learn about this noble tradition but were ashamed to ask... here's your chance!
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| Too cute for words. Watch a group of 5 year-olds re-enact this drama of struggle and redemption, the story of Chanukah.
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| Thousands of Jewish homes around the globe kindle the Menorah with wax Chanukah candles. Visit a factory in Israel that's been making these candles for generations.
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| In the Temple, more than 2,000 years ago, the Menorah was lit with wicks in olive oil. Today too, many Jews light their Chanukah Menorahs using pure olive oil.
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| What a magnificent object of art the "Chanukiyah" has been for thousands of years. This short examines many different Chanukah menorahs over the centuries.
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A Chanukah Thought
When it's dark, light a candle...
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Public Menorahs Across the Globe
For eight days the world glows a little bit brighter as giant outdoor Menorahs light up the night sky.
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25 Kislev, 5741 • December 3, 1980
Chanukah celebrates the Jews’ battle for G-d’s Torah to prevail. But the Mitzvah which they established to immortalize their triumph – the kindling of the Chanukah Menorah – sheds light on the true nature of “Jewish victory.”
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Children’s Rally, 25 Kislev, 5741 • December 3, 1980
The Chanukah candles evoke the memory of the small group of Jews who fought those who had opposed the Torah. Today, we each battle our own evil inclination as well. Our current mission and battle is for the coming of Moshiach, as we request three times a day during prayer.
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1st Night of Chanukah, 5752 · December 1, 1991
An address at the Chanukah Live worldwide satellite hookup at 770: The ultimate purpose of science is to discover new ways to facilitate and increase our ability to serve G-d. This we see clearly here at this gathering: Jews in every corner of the globe were able to tune in, via satellite, and watch as a little child kindled the Chanukah flames.
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Chanukah, 1991
A brief excerpt of a talk by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory, at an international satellite linkup of live Chanukah Menorah lightings.
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| Discover the importance of the menorah and how, when and where to light it.
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| Jono sings a song about his favorite Chanukah tradition.
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Episode XIV
A little light chases away a lot of darkness.
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A Chanukah Film
A morning sun rises in fiery splendor; a newborn baby enters the world. We witness miracles everyday and may sometimes take them for granted.
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Part I
Jono enters a donut eating contest, Gefilte Fish orders two thousand plastic dreidels from China and Rabbi Kadoozy gets a permit for a menorah lighting.
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Part II
Rabbi Kadoozy works on finding a way out of prison, Jono trains for his donut eating contest, and Gefilte Fish tries to sell his exploding dreidels to the government.
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