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Local Jewish leaders commence Hanukkah celebration

Michigan Jewish community celebrate first day of Hanukkah at Menorah in the D

This is the 14th year Menorah in the D has taken place in downtown Detroit, and organizers said they hope this tradition continues to grow year after year.

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Maryland Jewish community kicks off Hanukkah celebrations

On Wednesday, the Jewish community lit the first of eight candles to celebrate Hanukkah. Rabbi Yanky Baron with Chabad of Ellicott City said the Jewish community hopes to light a path of unity and freedom in a world of darkness.

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Local Jewish leaders commence the Hanukkah celebration

The 8-day festival began on the same day as Christmas this year – the first time the two holidays have coincided since 2005.

Philadelphia families celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah

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Israeli hostage families light first candle of Hanukkah, marking start of second holiday without loved ones

Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of the second such holiday without their loved ones, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters.

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Families celebrate dual holidays as Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day

For the first time since 2005, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah falls on Christmas Day. And some families across North Texas will be celebrating both holidays at the same time this year.

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Interfaith family celebrates both Christmas, first night of Hanukkah

Wednesday is Christmas, but for the first time since 2005, it's also the first night of Hanukkah, making it a special day for interfaith families who celebrate both holidays.

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Celebration in Mendota Heights kicks off first night of Hanukkah

MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — As the sunsets on Christmas Day, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins. It happens every few ...

Hanukkah in Pictures: Keeping the Flame Alive

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history ...

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Faithful mark start of Hanukkah at Santa Rosa’s Congregation Beth Ami

Members of Congregation Beth Ami in Santa Rosa came together Wednesday to dine, take in a movie — and to light menorah ...

Hanukkah celebrations, large and small, to take place across Long Island

The Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh will host its 19th annual Hanukkah Experience with its grand menorah lighting and ...

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Hanukkah coincides with Christmas this year, setting up a gift-giving conundrum for Jewish families

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed ...

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Hanukkah this year starts on Christmas Day in rare occurrence

It's also rare for Hanukkah to start on Christmas Eve. It's happened twice in the last 50 years: in 1978 and 2016. It's Seth ...

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How do you spell Hanukkah? And what’s with all the jelly doughnuts? 8 things to know

Hanukkah is not a holiday to sit all day in synagogue and pray. It’s more of a holiday to eat potato pancakes and jelly doughnuts, listen to comedian Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah song, light candles each ...

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Fargo marks 50 years of Hanukkah in the public sphere

This year’s celebration carries added significance. It marks 50 years since the first public menorah, which was lit at the ...

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Local Jewish leaders commence Hanukkah celebration

Philadelphia families celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah

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