Hanukkah's late start on Wednesday coincides with Christian celebrations of Christmas and continues through Jan. 2.

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 ...

The Hanukkah story centers on rekindling the eternal light in the Temple, a symbol of God’s presence. Similarly, the Ner ...

What is being called the first-ever public Hanukkah celebration in Old Greenwich took place 1 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Old ...

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

“Today I hosted Farhan al-Qadi, a Muslim Bedouin citizen of Israel who was freed by the IDF four months ago, and Malki Shem ...

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One example of togetherness: a Chicanukah party hosted Thursday evening by several Jewish organizations in Houston, bringing ...

Galia Sopher and her two young daughters had spent the night of Oct. 6, 2023, camping in the fields near their home in ...

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., ...

Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins offers four lessons that he’s learned about faith, science ...

Winnipeg Transit is helping to ensure that Winnipeggers get home safely this New Year’s Eve with free rides all night.