Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, when, according to Jewish tradition, ... 24 hours to a day, 7 days to a week, and 12 months to a year.

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year. “Thank God,” writes Zibby Owens, the editor of “Being Jewish Now.” ...

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .

This is only the fifth time since 1910 that the first night of Hanukkah also falls on Christmas Day. The last time this happened was 2005 . It also occurred in 1910 , 1921 and 1959 .