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

Assimilation no doubt played a role in making Hanukkah the commercialized holiday it is today. But other factors shaped the ...

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Since 1910, only four times have Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah been celebrated on the same day. Many people ask why Hanukkah is celebrated at a different time each year. That is ...

JERUSALEM — Last year, Israelis marked Hanukkah and Christmas mostly quietly in their homes, synagogues, churches — and bomb shelters. Some 200,000 were displaced due to rocket fire from Gaza ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year, according to Reader's Digest. Hanukkah ...

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 will coincide on December 25, 2024, due to the differences between the solar-based Gregorian calendar ...

Hanukkah and Christmas converged near Downtown Crossing Wednesday afternoon as more than 100 people gathered to witness the 41st annual lighting of the Boston Common menorah. The massive ...

Wait. Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year? December 25th! Thank God! Finally! Can we please keep this up?! My extended family is a mishmash of Jews and ...

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 ...