Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this year, Dec. 25. It begins at sundown. Hanukkah ends at sundown on Jan. 2. Why is Hanukkah so late this year? Hanukkah always begins on the 25th ...

A man arrested for firing a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue during the early months of the Israel-Hamas war has ...

Because Hanukkah and Christmas fall around the same time of year, people often wonder if Hanukkah is a Jewish version of Christmas. At least religiously speaking, it is not. So what is Hanukkah?

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Al Hanissim” Hanukkah prayer Arguably the most beloved of all Jewish holidays, Hanukkah has something for everyone. Kids love it because they’re generally out of school and collect daily doses ...

Jewish devotees of the New York Times’ game Strands came in for a shock on Sunday, when the day’s puzzle offered up a Hanukkah theme — and then seemed to botch it. Strands is a word-search ...

That’s exactly what the Maccabees did. As the first flames of the Hanukkah menorah flicker tonight, we reflect on an ancient victory that carries profound meaning today. The Hanukkah story is ...

In December 1979, Jimmy Carter made history as the first president to mark Hanukkah at the White House, lighting both the (electric) National Menorah in Lafayette Park and a smaller menorah in an ...