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The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah — the Festival of Lights — is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 ...

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Hanukkah falling on Christmas — sometimes dubbed " Christmukkah " — occurs rarely. Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will begin on December 25, 2024, and will last until January 2, 2025. This special ...

(Jewish holidays start at sundown the night before their first day.) A 2003 episode of the show “The O.C.” popularized a term for the combining of the holidays: Chrismukkah. Trying to find a ...

On Wednesday morning, extremist settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque through the Mughrabi Gate, under heavy protection from ...

Hanukkah, perhaps the only Jewish holiday that has been confirmed by the archaeological record, celebrates the singular, ...

In several Jewish communities across the Mediterranean basin, the first day of the month of Tevet was dedicated to ...

Hanukkah's late start on Wednesday coincides with Christian celebrations of Christmas and continues through Jan. 2.

Hanukkah, or the festival of lights, is an eight-day Jewish festival. This year, it starts on the same day as Christmas.