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Hanukkah And Christmas Interfaith Engagement: A Celebration Of Togetherness

Hanukkah and Christmas overlapping fosters interfaith collaboration, unity, and celebration of religious freedom.

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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day

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What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”

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At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from the desert tabernacle to synagogues today

My earliest religious memory is of our synagogue’s Ner Tamid: the decorative electric lamp that hangs in every sanctuary, above the ark holding the Torah scrolls.

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Joey King wears matching holiday make-up

Actress Joey King has revealed she creates special make-up looks to match the holidays - and likes wears to wear blue eyeliner for her family's Hanukkah dinner.

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When is Hanukkah in 2024 and how is it celebrated? The Jewish festival's important dates

The eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights is fast approaching

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Holland America Line has big plans for the holidays

The Carnival-owned brand plans special food and beverage menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s Eve.

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How a French rabbi helped build a thriving Jewish community in medieval York – before a shocking massacre

On the last night of Hanukkah 2023, a service was held in York on the site of the 12th-13th century Jewbury cemetery. The event was led by Rabbi Elisheva Salamo, the first rabbi to live in York for over 700 years.

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International Space Station astronauts hang stockings and light a menorah for the holidays (images, video)

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrated Christmas and Hannukah this festive season with the hanging of stockings and "lighting" a felt menorah.

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I Think Hallmark’s Round and Round Might Be The Best New Holiday Movie Of 2023

Hallmark's newest Hanukkah movie Round and Round has my vote for the Best New Holiday Movie of 2023.

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Gaza Hostage's Israeli Grandmother Marks Hanukkah at Leaders' Doorsteps

Firmly clenching her resolve, an Israeli grandmother spends Hanukkah under the star-kissed sky, captivating hearts, outside leaders' homes, demanding her g...

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Polish Lawmaker Sprays Menorah, Calls Hanukkah Satanic, Faces Penalties

A rogue Polish MP disrupts a Hanukkah celebration in a bizarre spectacle, invoking controversy. Fallout includes salary loss. A unique incident indeed!

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Hanukkah food 2023: All the food that’s eaten during the Jewish Festival of Lights

From delicious doughnuts to luscious potato latkes, plenty of food is eaten during the eight-day festival of Hanukkah

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Hanukkah 2023: Five facts you didn’t know about Festival of Lights

This year Hanukkah takes place between the 7 and 15 December

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‘Overwhelm it with light’: Johnson talks antisemitism at menorah lighting

Congressional leaders presented a united front at the Hanukkah event at the Capitol, as lawmakers debate funding for Israel.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago celebrates Hanukkah, lighting 31-foot-tall Daley Plaza menorah

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, a crowd gathers in the Loop for a menorah lighting and to celebrate light and life.

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NASA astronaut spins the dreidel for Hanukkah aboard International Space Station (video)

NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli celebrated the first night of Hanukkah aboard the International Space Station with a felt menorah and video of a spinning dreidel in microgravity.

The Independent UK

Biden is hosting a Hanukkah ceremony at the White House as fears mount about rising antisemitism

President Joe Biden is hosting a White House reception to mark Hanukkah, celebrating the holiday as he has continued to denounce rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

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Live updates | Israel says it's prepared to fight for months to defeat Hamas

Israel says it is prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza’s Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire

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