The holiday season is upon us and that includes the eight-day Jewish holiday Hanukkah, known as the Festival of Lights. The word "Hanukkah" means "dedication" in Hebrew, and the holiday ...

Hanukkah - Chanukah in Hebrew - is celebrated for eight days in November or December every year, with dates changing as a result of the lunar calendar followed by Jewish people. This year the ...

This story has been updated to clarify several items. Hanukkah is one of the most popular Jewish religious observances but has different dates each year. While Christians celebrate Christmas every ...

It is beautiful. I cannot think of a time when Hanukkah has felt more relevant than it does this year. It has been an incredibly challenging time for Israel and the Jewish people, and Hanukkah ...

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 (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18, and ends Monday, Dec. 26.

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 ...