Here's what to know about the holiday: When does Hanukkah start in 2024? Hanukkah begins on the eve of Kislev 25, according to the Jewish calendar, and continues for eight days, according to ...

Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day. This has only happened four times since 1900 as the Jewish calender differs from the civil Gregorian calender.

WASHINGTON — The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this week. Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group ...

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights ... for "nes gadol hayah sham"—"a great miracle happened there." Everyone begins with the same amount of currency — nuts, pennies, nickels or chocolate ...

And for once, the most wonderful day. Christmas and Hanukkah are coming. On the same date. This year, Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, aka Christmas Day.

Dec. 25 is extra special this year: It's the date Christmas is always celebrated and, in 2024, marks the day Hanukkah begins. The eight-day "festival of lights" is observed by Jews around the ...