The reason the two don't always sync—and sometime coincidentally do—is based on the two different calendars. The Jewish calendar is based on the lunar cycle. The civil calendar in use around ...

Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 or as late as Dec. 27. The holiday is based on the Hebrew calendar and always falls on ...

Hanukkah's start date on the Gregorian calendar varies year by year because the Jewish calendar is based on luni-solar calendar cycles. According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow ...

It comes from reaching out.” Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on ...

It comes from reaching out." Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar, which sets ...