While Hanukkah often coincides with the Christmas season, it is far from being "the Jewish Christmas," as it’s sometimes mistakenly labeled. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second ...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

The countdown to Hanukkah has begun, and this year the annual Jewish celebration coincides with Christmas, a popular Christian holiday. Hanukkah, also known as the Jewish Festival of Lights ...

In a season of glowing menorahs and sizzling latkes, Hanukkah brings eight days of light, joy, and tradition to Jewish homes around the world. But how did this holiday of miracles and resilience ...

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights ... The beginning of Hanukkah coincides with Christmas Day this year. The eight-day celebration begins on Dec. 25 and will continue through the new year.

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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 ...

My first job at a non-Jewish firm made this even more apparent. Christmas parties, office trees, and pigs in blankets were the norm—but no one ever asked me about Chanukah or what it meant to me.

The first night of Hanukkah will not land on Christmas Day again until 2035 and then again in 2054. Hanukkah is a traditional Jewish holiday, celebrated by Jewish people around the world.