Hanukkah has already begun, and it will end just before Christmas. Here's what to know about the Jewish holiday

Known as the festival of lights, the celebration is marked by the nightly lighting of candles. The dates of Hanukkah can vary, though they generally fall around the same time as Christmas. In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah coincided, with some playfully referring to the joint traditions as "Christmukkah."

Just days after a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia, Jewish communities across South Florida and the Treasure Coast gathered to celebrate the Festival of Lights.

Hanukkah, one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays, begins Sunday, Dec. 14. Known as the festival of lights, Hanukkah is an eight-day holiday in the Jewish faith marked by the nightly lighting of candles.

Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is one of the world’s most widely celebrated Jewish festivals. The Bondi attacks’ timing on its first day is significant – and heartbreaking.

As Hanukkah continues, the Jewish community still feeling the impacts of the mass shooting in Australia that killed 15 people during a celebration for the first

Hollywood stars shared peeks into their festive Hanukkah celebrations with their families, with many hoping the light from their menorahs would radiate to communities around the world.

Jewish community were celebrating Hanukkah on Australia’s Bondi Beach when two gunmen attacked, according to Australian officials, 15 people were killed and dozens more were wounded. One synagogue, Heska Amuna,

Hanukkah is underway. The Jewish holiday to celebrate the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and religious freedom began at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 14.

President Donald Trump took time out of his speech at a Hanukkah reception on Tuesday night to brag about his perfect health and praise the former White House physician who said he was the “healthiest president” he’d ever seen.

Bloomingdale’s terminated the employee who inserted a slip of paper with the phrase “Free Palestine” into a package that had Hanukkah-themed pajamas, according to a person close to the company.

Many hundreds of people were at Bondi beach on Sunday when 50-year-old Sajid Akram and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram opened fire on a Hanukkah celebration, killing 15 people. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Many ...