This year, because Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, arrived later than usual, I was able to wish people a Merry ...

Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas. Articles and op-eds in newspapers remind readers of that fact every year, lamenting ...

Dec. 25 marks the start of both Christmas and Hanukkah in 2024. See which celebrity families will be celebrating both holidays this year.

Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you ...

The first night of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day, marking a rare confluence of Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur on separate calendars. Many ...

Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Jewish people over the Syrian army in a fight to gain religious freedom. When the Syrians were trying to impose their religion and culture on the Jewish people ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed ...

Cloudy skies and chilly air remain in place for Christmas Day and the first night of Hanukkah.This next round of snow will ensure much of the state sees a White Christmas. A White Christmas is ...

Cancel anytime. It’s a Chrismukkah year. The start of Hanukkah in the Jewish faith on Wednesday night coincides with Christmas Day for the first time in 19 years and only the fifth time in the ...

Happy Sunday and to those celebrating this week: Merry Christmas! Or, Happy Hanukkah! This year is unusual in that for only the fifth time in the last 100-plus years, the first night of Hanukkah ...