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 ...

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?

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

Since Israel invaded Gaza in 2023, far-right settlers set their sights on the Strip—and they have no intention of letting a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year ...

Happy Falalala-llamakkah, one and all. With Hanukkah and Christmas bumping together this year, a holiday theme for the ages is ready to go – llamas. What do we mean? We ...

This Christmas, as presents are being put away and holiday dinners wind down, Jewish families will light their first Hanukkah candle — marking only the fifth time since 1900 that these ...

Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 29, was arrested in December 2023 after firing two shots outside Temple Israel in Albany, New York.