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 ...

Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or … ...

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’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ deliberations for interfaith families At left, Anthony Witte’s Christmas tree, which features a Star of David topper.

Happy Sunday and to those celebrating this week: Merry Christmas! Or, Happy Hanukkah! This year is unusual in that for only the fifth time in the last 100-plus years, the first night of Hanukkah ...

Why does Hanukkah move around the calendar each year? Christmas, which commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on the same day each year.

Ah, yes, Hanukkah. The Festival of Lights. The "Jewish Christmas." The holiday that Adam Sandler wrote a song about. To Jewish people, however, Hanukkah isn't actually all that religious of a ...

The countdown to Hanukkah has begun, and this year the annual Jewish celebration coincides with Christmas, a popular Christian holiday.

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Rabbi Ralph Kingsley and Rev. Priscilla Whitehead write that this Dec. 25, the date of both Christmas and (this year) the first day of Hanukkah, is a time for reflection on what is possible when pe… ...

It's an issue that's all the more confounding this year, since Hanukkah begins on the night of Dec. 25 - Christmas itself - a true "Chrismukkah" event, as some people call the holiday convergence.