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

Visitors enjoyed a fireworks finale to conclude the annual Menorah Lighting at the Commons at Calabasas on Monday, Dec. 30.

Christmas and Hanukkah share a date this year. An important connection between them is that they are both celebrations of ...

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

Elf on the Shelf, meet the Mensch on the Bench. As the two holidays converge, test your knowledge of Christmas and Hanukkah ...

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 ...

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 ...

In liberal, Jewish households, Hanukkah has always been something of an embarrassment. First, there’s the unavoidable truth ...

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

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this ...