When is Christmas? Christmas is annually on Dec. 25. This year, Christmas is Wednesday, Dec. 25. When is Hanukkah . Hanukkah begins on the eve of Kislev 25 and continues for eight days.

Why is a Christmukkah like this so rare? Christmas, which commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, is celebrated on the same day each year. Hanukkah recalls a Jewish revolt against Greek-Syrian ...

Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas' claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or days ...

Christmas and Hanukkah rarely fall on the same date, but this year they do. One mixed-faith family in Oakland, Calif., doubles down for double whammy holiday.

Hanukkah chez nous; Christmas chez vous. Then one year, when we headed over to my dad’s to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, there was a new arrival: a Hanukah tee-pee!

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

Next week, they’ll open Christmas presents in the morning and follow their first night of Hanukkah ritual: General Tso’s chicken, fried rice and lo mein with Hanukkah candles.

Christmas and Hanukkah Coincide This Year. Please Don't Call It 'Chrismukkah.' A rabbi who works on interfaith dialogue on why blending traditions may be well-meaning but only dilutes both holidays.

Rabbi Ralph Kingsley and Rev. Priscilla Whitehead write that this Dec. 25, the date of both Christmas and (this year) the first day of Hanukkah, is a time for reflection on what is possible when pe… ...

Happy Sunday and to those celebrating this week: Merry Christmas! Or, Happy Hanukkah! This year is unusual in that for only the fifth time in the last 100-plus years, the first night of Hanukkah ...

Christmas brings with it the message of hope and unity through the story of Jesus’ birth, while Hanukkah celebrates resilience, freedom, and the miracles that light the way during dark times.