Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Selena Gomez, Pink and more stars are celebrating Hanukkah from Dec. 14 to Dec. 22, 2025. See photos of how celebrities are spending their holiday

The occasion was a Hanukkah celebration that has been held annually for nearly three decades. But for members of the Jewish community here, the event felt different this year. It was a chance to find peace in a space that had been violently scarred six months before by a deadly firebombing attack on a demonstration supporting Israeli hostages in Gaza.

Hanukkah, one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays, begins Sunday, Dec. 14. Known as the festival of lights, Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday in the Jewish faith marked by the nightly lighting of candles.

Hanukkah kicked off on Sunday and, the same night, President Trump hosted a Christmas party at the White House. But, Stephen Colbert gave the man credit on Monday night, joking that Trump at least celebrated with a story that “somehow lasted eight nights.”

Hanukkah celebrations across the world are turning into vigils for the 15 people killed in a deadly attack in Australia.

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani condemns Australia Hanukkah attack as "vile antisemitic terror" but stops short of condemning controversial "globalize the intifada" phrase.

Soldiers, Families and civilians came together on the evening of Dec. 15, to celebrate Hanukkah with a menorah lighting ceremony at

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is one of the world’s most widely celebrated Jewish festivals. The Bondi attacks’ timing on its first day is significant – and heartbreaking.

As Hanukkah continues, these five movies offer thoughtful, funny and occasionally unexpected ways to mark the holiday.

Australian leaders have promised to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Against that backdrop and with an increased police presence, the Chabad of Clearwater proceeded with its annual Chanukah Concert and Celebration, marking the start of Hanukkah and its central theme — the miracle of light, when a small amount of menorah oil burned for eight days after the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem.