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 ...

Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or ...

Wait. Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year? December 25th! Thank God! Finally! Can we please keep this up?! My extended family is a mishmash of Jews and ...

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 ...

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 ...

He said with Christmas and day one of Hanukkah both falling on Dec. 25 this year, his family will make sure the Christmas tree and the menorah will both get time to shine. “The timing of it is ...

This year, Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincide. At first glance, these celebrations have little in common, but a closer look reveals a powerful shared theme. During Hanukkah ...

Let’s just get this out of the way first: Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. But it is a festive winter holiday. While Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is considered a minor holiday in terms ...

Some will light a menorah alongside the Christmas tree this year. Many multifaith families across Northeast Pennsylvania celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, but this year, the two holidays ...