Hanukkah runs from sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, in 2025. The first night of ...

The first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas this year. Here's how the Jewish holiday originated and how it's celebrated.

This year, the eight-day celebration, commemorated by the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts will ...

Darkness surrounds us – a world filled with fighting and political uncertainty, with fear for so many anticipating they may ...

The last day of Hanukkah is Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. How are the dates of Hanukkah determined? This is because the date fluctuates with the Gregorian calendar, which uses a solar dating system. The ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day festival marking the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Here's what to know about the ...

Hanukkah is beginning on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Here's why it doesn't happen often.

The Jewish calendar system is very intricate but can be summed up with a few rules, said Rabbi Baruch Fogel, a Judaic studies lecturer at Touro University in Manhattan: "Each month is either 29 or ...

Hanukkah changes dates every year because it is based on the Hebrew calendar, which is a lunisolar calendar. The Jewish calendar is synced to the moon, so the first day of the month is a new moon ...

Hanukkah is the Jewish "festival of lights" that lasts for eight days. Here's what to know about how, why and when it is celebrated.