This year, Hanukkah begins with Christmas on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 25. Because the start of Hanukkah is tied to the Hebrew calendar, the dates change from year to year and the holiday can ...

Hanukkah's start date on the Gregorian calendar varies year by year because the Jewish calendar is based on luni-solar calendar cycles. According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow ...

Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar ... This season, the Hallmark Channel introduced a new Christmas movie called "Leah's Perfect ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27 depending on the year. The holiday seems to change dates annually since it's based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar.

Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Hebrew lunar month of Kislev every year, but the date in the Gregorian calendar varies. The lunar calendar is shorter than the solar one, so an extra month is ...

Hanukkah always begins on the 25th of the month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar ... of the year. Just as on Christmas, we talk about the star of Bethlehem and about Jesus being a new light.