The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays ...

Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife on ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, spans eight nights and is one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays. This year, in ...

“It’s just happenstance that the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas day,” Schaktman explained. “And it’s interesting, ...

Hanukkah usually starts in December but can be as early as late November. Shifts in the Hebrew calendar to ensure major holidays avoid the Sabbath cause Hanukkah to never fall on Nov 27. By the 3030s, ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...

Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...

Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of ...

A "Christmukkah" as rare as this one occurs due to the Hebrew calendar not aligning with the Gregorian calendar, causing the start of the Hanukkah holiday to move dates annually. The holidays have ...