Hanukkah, one of the most popular Jewish religious observances, is here. While Christians celebrate Christmas every year on Dec. 25, Jews can celebrate Hanukkah as early as November because Jewish ...

The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over the powerful Seleucid empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

Hanukkah is underway across the globe. The Jewish holiday began Sunday, December 14. Hanukkah ends on Monday, December 22. Here is everything you need to know about the holiday. This Jewish holiday, ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that takes place usually in November or December and lasts for eight nights. But many people might not know the rich history and traditions that go along with the annual ...

Hanukkah — often referred to as the festival of lights — reaffirms the ideals of Judaism, commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by lighting candles over the span of eight ...

FILE - Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, right, and Rabbi Shmuel Segal, left, watch the set-up of a giant Hanukkah Menorah by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday, in front ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, begins at sundown on December 12, 2017. The eight day Jewish holiday is filled with traditions and fun. The holiday commemorates the victory of Judah ...

From turkey and cranberry sauce straight to potato pancakes in one weekend. Not bad! Hanukkah this year begins Sunday night, Nov. 28, so those who celebrate can move right into the holiday while still ...