This holiday season features a rare calendar quirk only seen once since 1959
Hanukkah is always observed on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. That Hebrew calendar is based ...
Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day - December 25 - in 2024: Here’s why
Christmas and Hanukkah will coincide on December 25, 2024, due to the differences between the solar-based Gregorian calendar ...
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins. Here’s the history
Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...
What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a ...
Hanukkah this year starts on Christmas Day in rare occurrence
It's also rare for Hanukkah to start on Christmas Eve. It's happened twice in the last 50 years: in 1978 and 2016. It's Seth ...
Hanukkah 2024: When is the first night and how is it celebrated?
When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...
PM Modi, President Murmu extend Hanukkah greetings to Israeli counterparts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended Hanukkah greetings to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and to Jewish people ...
This year, Christmas and Hanukkah are on the same day. Here’s how some families are celebrating both.
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and ...
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Celebrating Hanukkah: Local rabbi explains significance of holiday
Hanukkah commemorates the successful Jewish revolt against occupying powers in ancient Jerusalem, said Frances Flannery, a ...
Hanukkah and Christmas on the same day, Fresno Rabbi reacts
Christmas is synonymous with Dec. 25 – but this year, so is Hanukkah. The Jewish holiday typically has a different start date each year, but Hanukkah and ...
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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...