The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights -- is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec.

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

Hanukkah and Christmas coincide this year. AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the small Jewish patriots, the Maccabees, and their win over the large Greek army ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism and the rededication of the Second Temple in ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish eight-day wintertime festival. The holiday's focus is the nightly lighting of the menorah, special prayers, small gifts and fried foods. Known as Chanukah in Hebrew ...

Hanukkah is a relatively minor Jewish holiday commemorating the recapture and rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC. Christians consider Christmas, which celebrates ...

Hanukkah came a bit late this season, beginning at nightfall on December 25, 2024 and concluded on the evening of January 2, 2025. It started on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev. The eight-day ...

The date is always the same on the Hebrew or Jewish calendar because it is timed ... There are certain treats and games associated with the holiday, including dreidel and chocolate coins.