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.

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

Members of Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa came together Wednesday to dine, take in a movie — and to light menorah ...

The Oklahoma City Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah through traditions like menorah lighting and family gatherings.

For the 41st year in a row, the community came together to light a menorah on Boston Common for the Jewish festival of ...

this holiday was created to bring that light specifically in times of darkness and that holding especially true given what ...

Bob Dylan rented one of 20 homes in an under-the-radar, celebrity-favorite enclave in Manhattan. He liked it so much that he ...

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

A menorah lighting celebration to start the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah coincided with Christmas Day for the first time in ...

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

Chabad House of Buffalo celebrated the first night of Hanukkah by lighting a giant menorah, and hosting an outdoor party on ...