The observance of Jewish holidays, however, follows a lunisolar calendar—one that keeps track ... the American holiday of Thanksgiving. In 2013, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincided, creating ...

Because the dates for Jewish holidays vary on the Gregorian calendar, sometimes an early Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving. When the two holidays overlapped in 2013, the phenomenon became known ...

For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious holidays provides an auspicious occasion for ... The simple answer is ...