Hanukkah is always observed on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Hebrew calendar. That Hebrew calendar is based ...

Over thousands of years, various cultures have developed calendars based on astronomical observations, leading to diverse ...

Christmas and Hanukkah will coincide on December 25, 2024, due to the differences between the solar-based Gregorian calendar ...

The year will end with a somewhat rare black moon having in the night sky over Wyoming. While that may sound like an ominous ...

Opponents of the Gregorian Calendar Date On the other hand, some of the Gedolei Yisrael (imminent rabbis) strongly opposed using the Gregorian date, claiming that those who used it were being ...

Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of December on the Gregorian calendar, and Hanukkah starting on the 25th day of the ...

Ethiopia, a hidden gem among travel destinations, offers a captivating blend of natural beauty amid its calendar ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a ...

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

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of the ...

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...

The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian ...