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

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27. The holiday is based on the Hebrew calendar and always falls on ...

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

Almost halfway through the countdown to Christmas, a popular Jewish holiday is set to also begin that evening. Hanukkah, which follows the Jewish calendar, always begins on the 25th day of Kislev ...

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 ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

Hanukkah is one of the most popular Jewish religious observances but has different dates each year. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, spans eight nights and is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. This year, in ...

While Jan. 2 is the final day of the Jewish holiday, the eighth and final night of Hanukkah is Jan. 1.

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 ...

How are the dates of Hanukkah determined? This is because the date fluctuates with the Gregorian calendar, which uses a solar dating system. The date is always the same on the Hebrew or Jewish ...