Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day lasted for ...

Assimilation no doubt played a role in making Hanukkah the commercialized holiday it is today. But other factors shaped the ...

Marking the first time Hanukkah has begun on Christmas since 2005, Jews gathered at various sites around Los Angeles County ...

With today being both Christmas Day and the first night of Hanukkah, tons of people will be ripping open their presents, ...

But in fact, Hanukkah is not as important as the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Passover. Over the years, one ...

This year brings a rare and special moment: Hanukkah and Christmas are happening on the same day. It's only the fourth time since 1900 that these two important holidays have lined up. For many ...

Hanukkah celebrations in Kern include a public menorah lighting at the Marketplace on Dec. 29 at 5 p.m. hosted by Chabad of Bakersfield. A Kwanzaa event hosted by the Sankofa Collective at the ...

Buy all of your Hanukkah gifts now, so you can focus on celebrating when the time comes. (Getty) Santa's elves are hard at work finalizing everyone's Christmas gifts, but you're on the hook for ...

especially during Hanukkah. In the announcement, which was quoted by the Palestinian Arab news agency Quds Fars, Nasser al-Sin stated: "The occupation government and settler groups continue to ...

Friends, the rare confluence of Christmas and the first candle of Hanukkah falling on the same day, as it does this year, should give all of us pause regarding the linkage of the two holidays with ...

Put on your yarmulke — here comes Hanukkah! For the first time since 2005, Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day — something that has only happened five times since 1900, including this ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dec. 25 marks the first night of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival celebrating freedom from oppression. Also known as the festival of lights, a candle is lit each night on ...