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, Jews gather with family and friends to light one ...

"Hanukkah represents the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and spirituality over materialism," Palm Beach Synagogue Rabbi Moshe Scheiner told the Daily News. "The lighting of the menorah symbolizes the light of our soul, the light of goodness and righteousness that always dispels the darkness around us."

The holidays are extra special this year. Not only is Dec. 25 Christmas, but it marks the beginning of Hanukkah. This particular alignment of the holidays is rare. In fact, it has only occurred four other times since 1900,

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism.

Hanukkah has been celebrated for more than 2,000 years It’s a tradition that’s older than Christmas. Hanukkah is known as a festival of lights that gets its start dating back to a conflict in the year 168 B.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the first night of Hanukkah has fallen on Christmas Day, with thousands of Wisconsinites celebrating on Wednesday. While Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ for Christians,

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.