Next week, we'll get a rare cultural confluence: the first night of Hanukkah and Christmas Day coincide for only the fifth time in a century.

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

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 ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights -- is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and will continue into the beginning of 2025. On eight consecutive ...

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 ...

Q: Is it permissible for Jews to celebrate the holidays of other religions and nations, such as Christmas, January 1st, or Chag Hakorban (Eid al-Adha)? A: There are three types of non-Jewish ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year ...

WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. And as of Tuesday afternoon, there is ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...