Hanukkah 2024: When is the first night and how is it celebrated?
When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the correct way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key questions people usually ask about Hanukkah.
Celebration Day: Hanukkah begins on Christmas Day for the first time since 2005
“It’s just happenstance that the first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas day,” Schaktman explained. “And it’s interesting, the first night of Hanukkah is the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. And Christmas is the 25th day of December.”
Hanukkah starts on same day as Christmas this year. What to know about the Jewish holiday
Hanukkah falling on Christmas — sometimes dubbed " Christmukkah " — occurs rarely. Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah have occurred simultaneously four times since 1900, according to Hebcal, a Hebrew calendar tracking website. The next time it will happen is in 2035.
Hanukkah celebrations begin for Jewish community
Joint faith celebrations are taking place across Wales as the first day of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. Hanukkah - Chanukah in Hebrew - is celebrated for eight days in November or December every year,
Christmas and Hanukkah overlap for first time in nearly 20 years; Lancaster Jewish community celebrates
The Jewish community in City gathered Wednesday night to light the first of the eight candles for Hanukkah, marking the first time in nearly two decades that the holiday overlapped with Christmas.
When is the last night of Hanukkah?: Dates to know for the Jewish holiday in 2024
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah — the Festival of Lights — is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and will continue into the beginning of 2025. On eight consecutive nightfalls,
Hanukkah celebrations, large and small, to take place across Long Island
Long Island Jews were expected to celebrate the start of Hanukkah Wednesday with traditional dreidels, menorah lightings and, of course, latkes as the holiday — in a calendar rarity — landed this year on Christmas Day for the first time in nearly two decades.
Hanukkah celebrations begin in Jerusalem
Hanukkah festivities light up Jerusalem as the Jewish holiday begins on Wednesday. This year marks a rare convergence, as Hanukkah and Christmas share the same date for the first time since 2005.
Celebrating Hanukkah in Waterloo region and Guelph
Christmas Day also marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah - it's the first time in 19 years that both holidays begin at the same time. The eight-day-long festival features the lighting of a Hanukkah menorah every evening to symbolize God's presence.
Eugene's Jewish community marks start of Hanukkah with unity and reflection
The Jewish community is celebrating its first full day of Hanukkah Thursday.The holiday actually began at sundown Wednesday night and Jews around the world came
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Christmas and Hanukkah on the same day – How often does it happen?
Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...
Hanukkah started on Christmas Day in 2024 in rare occurrence
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 ...
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins. Here’s the history
Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the ...
Christmas lands on first night of Hanukkah
The start of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah, falls on the same day as Christmas this year, and the occurrence is rare.