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 ...

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WASHINGTON — The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the "Festival of Lights," begins this weekend. Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small group ...

Friends and family will come together to celebrate, share gifts and eat traditional foods as the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah begins on Dec. 14, 2025. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication ...

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 ...