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 ...

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 ...

Explore the lesser-known details of Hanukkah's history and its modern-day practices. While often seen as the 'Jewish ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Since 1900, the first day of Hanukkah has fallen on Christmas only four times: Hanukkah is a Jewish eight-day wintertime festival. The focus of the holiday is the nightly lighting of the menorah ...

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 ...

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 ...