A steady stream of museum visitors counted down to the first night of Hanukkah, take part in community service activities and celebrate their Jewish heritage together.

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

The first light on a 13-foot tall menorah was lit using a hydraulic lift outside the State House in Concord on Wednesday to mark the first night of Hanukkah.Chabad Lubavitch organized the display ...

Here are some of the top Hanukkah questions people traditionally ask about the holiday, according to Google Trends data. This year, the first night of Hanukkah falls on Wednesday, Dec. 25 - Yes, ...

As citizens, we don’t often talk about (or even know) what the FBI has stopped from happening. It has been reported the FBI prevented attacks on employees on the first night of Hanukkah, the stop of a ...

The first night of Hanukkah began Wednesday — the first time since 2005 that the start of the Jewish festival of lights has coincided with Christmas. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow was among those ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah is underway. On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is lit from the eight candle menorah and there is a story ...

The city of Mesa hosted a menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the start of Hanukkah. The first night of the Jewish holiday starts on the same night as Christmas for the first time in nearly two ...

WE HAVE THOSE TIMES OVER ON WBAL, TV.C The Christmas and first night of Hanukkah holidays crossed paths on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 20 years. According to the Associated Press ...

FROM CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO CANDLELIGHT TONIGHT, -- ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND AROUND THE WORLD ARE CELEBRATING THE FIRST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH. THE HOLIDAY COMMEMORATES THE MIRACLE OF OIL MEANT FOR ONE ...

The first night of Hanukkah was a joyous one in Brooklyn, as hundreds of people from all over the country gathered to light the borough’s largest menorah in Grand Army Plaza. It was a cold night, said ...