After all, there are similar traditions between the two, like lighting lights and giving gifts. However, even though Hanukkah is celebrated around the time of Christmas each year, it has nothing ...

It’s not about copying Christmas; it’s about marking Hanukkah in a shared language of light. Jewish tradition is already replete with light. The third verse of the Torah says, “Let there be ...

Every day, each of us plays a part in increasing or decreasing the light in this world. As we celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas, and prepare for a new year, what if we begin each day with this ...

This Christmas, as presents are being put away and holiday dinners wind down, Jewish families will light their first Hanukkah candle — marking only the fifth time since 1900 that these ...

Christmas, of course ... they might consider finding a separate part of the house to say Hanukkah prayers or light candles in a small menorah they bring along, then return to the larger group.

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year ... The Orthodox Jewish community I grew up in rejected Christmas lights as signs of unwanted assimilation. We lighted the menorahs in our windows and ...