It's the most wonderful time of the year. And for once, the most wonderful day. Christmas and Hanukkah are coming. On the same date. This year, Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights begins at ...
When Sarah Levitin first visited her now-husband’s Catholic family for Christmas, she was not expecting to see a menorah in their home. It was 2016, and the first night of Hanukkah fell on ...
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or ...
Wait. Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year? December 25th! Thank God! Finally! Can we please keep this up?! My extended family is a mishmash of Jews and ...
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 ...
Happy Sunday and to those celebrating this week: Merry Christmas! Or, Happy Hanukkah! This year is unusual in that for only the fifth time in the last 100-plus years, the first night of Hanukkah ...
This year, Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincide. At first glance, these celebrations have little in common, but a closer look reveals a powerful shared theme. During Hanukkah ...
Del Norte and Curry counties don’t have a large Jewish Community but residents of both Brookings and Crescent City were on ...