Shaul Kelner is an associate professor of Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University. Religiously, Hanukkah isn’t as weighty as Christmas. “Christmas is a central holiday for Christians ...

"Just as with Christmas, Hanukkah usually takes place on the longest nights of the year. It's a time of year when we need more light than ever. Little did the ancient Jews know, their descendants ...

Hanukkah is perceived as a marquee Jewish holiday in the U.S. due to its proximity to Christmas. But in fact, Hanukkah is not as important as the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and ...

Really want to nerd out on linguistics? In Hebrew, the word "Hanukkah" begins with the Hebrew letter Chet. Krisnsky prefers writing Hanukkah with an H instead of a C-H, because the latter is a ...

Christmas is on Wednesday, and it also marks the first day of Hanukkah. The Jewish festival of lights celebrates the victory over the Syrians, and the rededication of the second temple of Jerusalem.

Because Hanukkah falls close to Christmas on the calendar, the Jewish festival has adopted some similar features, such as giving children presents. In many families, children get a gift for each ...

Jewish-American artists, he said, have been far too busy creating Christmas music to develop any of their own. I don't think I've spelled Hanukkah correctly in my 35 years on this earth.

The Jewish story of Hanukkah. About 2,200 years ago ... The Christian Story of the First Christmas. videoThe Christian Story of the First Christmas A short animated film for primary schools ...

So Mickey Mouse is Jewish? Albert Einstein we know was ... But that wasn’t at Christmas or Hanukkah.