Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

Christmas is on Wednesday, and it also marks the first day of Hanukkah. The Jewish festival of lights celebrates the victory over the Syrians, and the rededication of the second temple of Jerusalem.

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Here is some background information about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. In 2025, Hanukkah will start on December 14 at sunset and will end December 22, at sunset. In 2024, Hanukkah will start on ...

Hanukkah is, perhaps, the easiest Jewish holiday to celebrate. There are no restrictions on what one may or may not do—no ...

January 2, is the final night of Hanukkah (Chanukah), which this year began on December 25, coinciding with Christmas. This ...

In most parts of the world, Hanukkah is a relatively minor Jewish holiday. The celebration's grander roots in the United ...

Hanukkah and Christmas converged near Downtown ... been one other “Chrismukkah” where both holidays fell on the same day. “We are very excited that, once again, the coinciding of multiple ...

A MAN carries trays of sufganiyot in honor of the first day of Hanukkah, on Wednesday in Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST) As has become ...

This year, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25 - Yes, Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day for 2024. The next time Hanukkah falls on Christmas will be in 2035. Since 1902, the first ...

THIS IS JUST THE FIFTH TIME SINCE 1910 THAT HANUKKAH HAS STARTED ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THERE IS THE FIRST CANDLE LIT ON THE MENORAH HERE IN WINTER PARK. EACH NIGHT DURING HANUKKAH, ANOTHER CANDLE WILL ...

HAPPY HANUKKAH AROUND A MENORAH. TODAY, MANY OF US SPENT THE DAY EMBRACING TRADITION OR AT. ORONO, ELOHEINU O LA. THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE EIGHT DAY FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT ...