The holidays have occurred on the same day four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a website that tracks Jewish holidays ...

This year, the first night of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with ...

It is a natural inclination for Jews to try to build upon something that can grow, even with something as tiny as a candle ...

Pilgrims are lining up to walk through the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome as Christmas marks ...

The holidays overlap infrequently because the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles and is not in sync with the Gregorian ...

As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key ...

For those unfamiliar with Jewish holidays and traditions, CEO Daniel Staffenberg of Jewish Community Federation of Richmond ...

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since ...

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...