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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The holidays are extra special this year. Not only is Dec. 25 Christmas, but it marks the beginning of Hanukkah. This particular alignment of the holidays is rare. In fact, it has only occurred ...

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 ...

But this was unusual. Usually, Hanukkah occurs in close proximity to Christmas. (“Chrismukah” was popularized on a Simpsons episode in 2003.) In recently concluded 2024, the first candles of ...

Some will light a menorah alongside the Christmas tree this year. Many multifaith families across Northeast Pennsylvania celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, but this year, the two holidays ...

Not this year. Christmas Day — Wednesday, Dec. 25 — also is the start of Hanukkah, something that hasn’t happened since 2005 and only occurs every 20 to 30 years. It won’t happen again ...

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 ...