Hanukkah

An Orthodox Jewish man credited as a hero for attacking a knife-wielding man who stabbed five during a Dec. 28 Hanukkah celebration in New York is refusing to take a $20,000 reward from established Jewish groups because he considers them Zionists and while his particular sect is anti-Zionist

A psychiatrist has found Grafton Thomas incompetent to stand trial on federal hate crime charges stemming from a machete attack at a Hanukkah party that wounded five Hasidic Jews, his lawyer said.

In addition to the not guilty plea, prosecutors tried to get Grafton Thomas’ defense attorney removed from the case, which came to a surprise even to the judge. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

As the family asked for an end to the violence, police said there may be a connection between the Hanukkah attack and an assault in November. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

A shooting at a church in Texas and a stabbing at a rabbi’s home during a Hanukkah celebration in New York over the weekend have renewed calls for increased security and the right to be armed in places of worship.

Sen. Chuck Schumer was among the people who crowded a community center after an attack on a Hanukkah service in Monsey. Michael George reports.

On the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, police in Monsey, New York, stood guard outside the home of Rabbi Rottenberg during a scheduled celebrations. Ida Siegal reports.

The previously scheduled Torah procession took on new meaning in Monsey one day after five people were stabbed at a Hanukkah celebration. Ida Siegal reports.

Residents in a Rockland County town witnessed what they’re calling a Hanukkah miracle on Wednesday when a 5-year-old girl walked away with scrapes after she was trapped underneath a school bus. A heart-stopping video, first obtained by Yeshiva World News, of the incident shows the little girl running in front of a school bus at the same time the...

Video shows a 5-year-old girl getting hit by a school bus, and the driver then taking off, never knowing he hit someone until later. NBC New York’s Ken Buffa reports.

Candles burned atop a menorah in Jersey City marking the first night of Hanukkah as well as a moment of strength for a community still recovering from the deadly attack on Dec. 10. Yoely Greenfeld lit the menorah Sunday night in front of Jersey City Kosher Supermarket, the site of a horrific shooting that took the life of his sister…

Chef Esty Wolbe shares some of her Hanukkah recipes with Pat Battle.

Candles burned atop a menorah in Jersey City marking the first night of Hanukkah as well as a moment of strength for a community still recovering from the deadly attack on Dec. 10. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.