Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

Holiday lights may have religious roots, but today they also bring joy to people of all backgrounds, author Eli Federman ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, or Chanukah — the Festival of Lights — is underway. It began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25 ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27. The holiday is based on the Hebrew calendar and always falls on ...

This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two ...

Hanukkah is a relatively minor Jewish holiday commemorating the recapture and rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem in the second century BC. Christians consider Christmas, which celebrates ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish eight-day wintertime festival ... and waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. Christmas Day has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Although Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday and shouldn't be mistaken for Judaism's version of Christmas, the events share some parallel themes ...

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 ...

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

Julie Sherman Wolfe likes to joke that her favorite Jewish holiday is ... screenwriter has penned 12 Christmas movies for Hallmark, including this year’s Holiday Touchdown, a love story loosely ...