This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism and the rededication of the Second Temple in ...

In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and ends at sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2. How many days is Hanukkah? Hanukkah lasts for eight days. What is Hanukkah, and why is it ...

“But you have Hanukkah,” my mother would inevitably reply. She had a point there. Judaism’s holiday roughly coincided with Christmas. Its ceremonial tradition had been enriched in ...

Outside of the Jewish community, Hanukkah is by far the most familiar Jewish holiday: Menorahs are sold in shops alongside tree ornaments, and folks of all stripes, semitic or otherwise ...

Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, and ends with nightfall on ...

Hanukkah, which follows the Jewish calendar, always begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah can begin as early as November each year and will likely ...