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 ...

This week, two holidays are being celebrated across the country, as the first night of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. The Jewish celebration of the Festival of Lights begins at ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Remy Tumin and Claire Moses The Dec. 25 menu is set for Denise Handlarski’s family: Turkey because it’s Christmas. Latkes because it’s Hanukkah. Ms. Handlarski, a rabbi who lives in ...

The O.C. went on to have annual Chrismukkah specials. With Christmas and Hanukkah happening all at once this year, holiday baking in the Weiss-Pires household is perhaps a little more chaotic than ...

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 ...

Christmas and Hanukkah Coincide This Year. Please Don't Call It 'Chrismukkah.' A rabbi who works on interfaith dialogue on why blending traditions may be well-meaning but only dilutes both holidays.

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

When Sarah Levitin first visited her now-husband’s Catholic family for Christmas, she was not expecting to see a menorah in their home. It was 2016, and the first night of Hanukkah fell on ...