ST. LOUIS – Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth time since 1900. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of ...

Hanukkah will begin on the evening of Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and end next year on Jan. 2, 2025. The last time the first night of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Day was in 2005, according to Hebcal.

“These descendants of the Jews most probably celebrated Hanukkah without knowing what it was in the privacy of their homes,” he said. “In 1854, Pope Pius marked the 8th of December as the ...

It was 2016, and the first night of Hanukkah fell on Christmas Eve. Levitin, who grew up attending Jewish day school and traveled to Israel on a Birthright trip, had not planned to light Hanukkah ...

but the Jews found only enough oil to last one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted eight days, long enough to replenish their supply. “Even though Hanukkah originated with a military victory ...

Many Jewish communities designate one night of Hanukkah as a night to give back. Talking about the causes you care about and humanitarian crises around the world can also teach children that the ...

In 2024 Hanukkah begins on the evening of Wednesday 25 December. However, miraculously the lamp stayed alight for eight days! That is why Jews light a candle every day of Hanukkah. Have a look at ...

Hanukkah - the eight-day 'Festival of Lights' celebrated by Jews around the world each winter - has always been my children’s favourite Jewish holiday. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of ...

The music icon was joined by her four daughters for a double holiday post on Instagram Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has ...

Hanukkah menorahs should safely hold candles ... He does not work Indianapolis 500 Race Day.