The eight days of Hanukkah begin on December 12, and there are almost as many ways to celebrate the holiday on the North Shore.

Chabad of Hunterdon County’s annual Holiday Toy Drive is underway.

It’s not surprising that Chabad of Bakersfield will host this second pop-up at its new Chabad Jewish Community Center.

After a year of renovations Chabad Israeli Center opened its doors with the dedication of a Sephardic Torah.

The outdoor ice skating rink — the largest in Central Europe — in Budapest’s city center has been part and parcel of Hungary’s Christmas tradition for nearly 150 years.

Rabbi Yosef Wolvovsky, director of the Chabad East of the River in Glastonbury, recently attended the annual International Convention of Chabad Shluchim, which brings together 5,000 rabbis from across the globe, including several others from Connecticut.

With several nights of the “Festival of Lights” taking place this year during the 2017 college bowl week, the Cheribundi Tart Cherry Boca Raton Bowl is “huddling for Chanukah” with Boca Beach Chabad and Chabad of Central Boca Raton to host collaborative menorah lightings on two turfs: Sanborn Square Park and FAU Stadium.

Four magical days of holiday excitement promise to bring to life the 2,1000-year-old Chanukah story, as Chabad of Northbrook and Chabad Israeli Center announce the second-ever Chanukah Wonderland is coming to Northbrook Court.

Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel calls it “the miracle of Hanukkah.”

Guelph’s Jewish community and members of the public will celebrate the coming of Chanukah at a ceremony open to all on Dec. 14 in the City Hall lobby.

With Hanukkah just around the corner, families are getting ready for the holiday with all the favorite things: latkes, donuts, dreidels, menorahs and candles. Don’t forget the gelt and the gifts! It’s eight days of fun, and it is joyfully shared by the community.

Rabbi Avraham Lapine and his wife, Channy Lapine, had been renting a Chabad house to serve the Columbia Jewish community for six years.