Some years, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah occurs closer to Thanksgiving time, with the eight-day holiday taking place in ...

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. This has only happened four times since 1900 as the Jewish calender differs from the civil Gregorian calender.

Significance of Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same day 05:24. This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

For Jewish families, embracing holiday lights doesn’t have to mean celebrating Christmas. It can be a way of enhancing our own traditions with a universal symbol of hope and illumination.

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

To Jewish people, however, Hanukkah isn't actually all that religious of a holiday –though because of its proximity to Christmas, it's often assumed the most important Jewish holiday. It's not.

The first night of Hannukah will not land on Christmas Day again until 2035 and then again in 2054. In 2016 and 1978, the first night of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Eve.That will happen again in 2027.

Interestingly enough, the Jewish holiday Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same day this year, which is a rare occurrence. So, when does Hanukkah? fall this year? Here's what to know.

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.

Adaptations of “A Christmas Carol” have long been regional theater holiday staples, with 38 professional productions expected to land on U.S. stages this December, according to American ...

The countdown to Hanukkah has begun, and this year the annual Jewish celebration coincides with Christmas, a popular Christian holiday. Hanukkah, also known as the Jewish Festival of Lights ...