Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman ...

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 ...

Every winter, we hear about a “December dilemma” because of Hanukkah and Christmas occurring in the same month. This year, Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day! Since 1900, this has happened only ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...

Celebrating both Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah on Wednesday, Madonna gave a behind-the-scenes look into their ...

Please Don't Call It 'Chrismukkah' Every December, in greetings, commercials and ordinary conversations across the United States, Hanukkah and Christmas get blended together as “the holidays.” ...

ST. LOUIS – Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth time since 1900. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of ...

It’s a busy holiday season this week, with Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all taking place within days of each other. Hanukkah began on Wednesday and will end the day after New Year's Day.

Christmas! Hanukkah! The battle rages on! OK, fine, it’s not really a “battle,” but it is kind of fun as today is both Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah. Translation: Jewish kids ...

Hanukkah and Christmas fall on the same date this year. This year marks the fifth time over the last 114 years Hanukkah has started on the same day as Christmas. It won't happen again until 2035.

Dec. 25 marks a rare intersection: The beginning of Hanukkah and the celebration of Christmas fall on the same day. As friends and colleagues for over 35 years, we find this overlap full of ...

Chrismukkah Elan Mizrahi is used to weathering the push and pull between Christmas and Hanukkah. But this week, for the first time in more than a decade, Mizrahi didn’t drive on the Pennsylvania ...