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 ...

Put on your yarmulke — here comes Hanukkah! For the first time since 2005, Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day — something that has only happened five times since 1900, including this ...

“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 ...