The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays ...
The first day of Hanukkah, or Chanukah, each year takes place on the 25th of the month of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, ...
It comes from reaching out.” Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on ...
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious ...
Christmas and Hanukkah coincided in 2023, an event not seen since 2005, inspiring joint celebrations of both holidays.
The two holidays also happened on the same day in 1959, 1921 and 1910. The Hebrew calendar is different from the Gregorian calendar, which is the primary dating system of the Western world.
Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...