Hanukkah and Christmas coincide this year. AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the small Jewish patriots, the Maccabees, and their win over the large Greek army ...

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism and the rededication of the Second Temple in ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. First of all, Hanukkah is not as big of a holiday for Jewish people as Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah, which are the highest of holiest days ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah -- the Festival of Lights -- is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and will continue into the beginning of 2025. On eight consecutive ...

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

Store opens on first night of Hanukkah On the first night of Haunkkah – Wednesday, Dec. 25 – a double celebration was held in ...

The Jewish community of came together to celebrate Hanukkah with nightly public menorah lightings hosted by the East Meadow ...

Hanukkah came a bit late this season, beginning at nightfall on December 25, 2024 and concluded on the evening of January 2, ...

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Shown above, Rabbi Benjamin Flax of Temple Tifereth Israel and Rabbi Sruli Baron of Tobin Bridge Chabad join the children in lighting a candle on the Menorah celebrating the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, ...

The date is always the same on the Hebrew or Jewish calendar because ... potato pancake often eaten during Hanukkah. They're often eaten during the holiday to symbolize the miracle of the menorah ...