Hanukkah is a time for the Jewish community to celebrate their heritage. And Wednesday, Jewish families celebrated the final ...

"Hanukkah represents the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and spirituality over materialism," Palm Beach ...

As of sundown on Wednesday (Dec. 25), Hanukkah 2024 was in full swing — bringing with it eight straight days of family, ...

The convergence of Christmas and Hanukkah has only happened five times since 1910, most recently in 2005, nearly 20 years ago ...

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a significant Jewish holiday. It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The festival lasts for eight days, symbolising ...

Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of December on the Gregorian calendar, and Hanukkah starting on the 25th day of the ...

For those unfamiliar with Jewish holidays and traditions, CEO Daniel Staffenberg of Jewish Community Federation of Richmond ...

By Hannah Dailey As of sundown on Wednesday (Dec. 25), Hanukkah 2024 was in full swing — bringing with it eight straight days of family, prayers, candle-lighting and, yes, music. The canon of ...

Hanukkah falling on Christmas — sometimes dubbed " Christmukkah " — occurs rarely. Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah ...

Another difference is that on the Jewish calendar, holidays begin at sundown and continue through the next day, so Hanukkah, which lasts eight days, will get its start this year hours after the ...

The holiday, which is eight days and nights, runs through Jan. 2 this year and celebrates the rededication of the Second ...

Shifts in Judaism’s lunar and Christianity’s solar calendars explain the occasional one-day convergence. Hanukkah spans eight days, so there’s still a week of lighting the menorah after ...