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

The music icon was joined by her four daughters for a double holiday post on Instagram Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Brenton's work has ...

JERUSALEM — Last year, Israelis marked Hanukkah and Christmas mostly quietly in their homes, synagogues, churches — and bomb shelters. Some 200,000 were displaced due to rocket fire from Gaza ...

Christmas and Hanukkah will coincide on December 25, 2024, due to the differences between the solar-based Gregorian calendar ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the ...

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

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 ...

While December is a time billions around the world celebrate Christmas, there are several holidays that also take place ...

Rebecca Wilson (centre) loves nothing more than sharing her celebrations with friends and family [Rebecca Wilson] Joint faith ...

We’re witnessing a concerning wave of antisemitic events specifically targeting Hanukkah celebrations. Ten incidents across ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27. The holiday is based on the Hebrew calendar and always falls on ...