Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync ...

Although Dec. 25 is known for celebrating Christmas, this year it is also a day for celebrating another special holiday, which is the first night of Hanukkah.

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — After opening presents and eating Christmas dinner, some Suns fans ended their holiday by cheering on the Phoenix Suns at the Footprint Center. “My son’s mom got this for us as ...

ATLANTA — For the first time in 20 years, Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah are being celebrated on the same day, creating an opportunity for communities to come together across Atlanta. Shay ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight ...

A menorah lighting celebration to start the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah coincided with Christmas Day for the first time in nearly two decades. FOX 10's Nicole Krasean has the story.

December 25th is more than a Christmas celebration this year, for the first time in a long time it's also the first night of Hanukkah.

The 8-day festival began on the same day as Christmas this year – the first time the two holidays have coincided since 2005.

The holiday, which is eight days and nights, runs through Jan. 2 this year and celebrates the rededication of the Second ...

Wednesday marked the first night of Hanukkah, people gathered from all over to commemorate the holy holiday. Residents in ...

With Hanukkah this year coming at the same time as Christmas, it is a wonderful reminder for us all—Christians and Jews— that ...

At the time that the Seleucid empire paganized the Temple in Jerusalem, its rulers didn’t predict a day when their own ...