This year, the first night of Hanukkah falls on December 25th, the same day as Christmas, marking the first time this occurrence since 2005. While both holidays share the date, they are observed on different calendars. Hanukkah, the 'Festival of Lights,' commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and lasts eight days, beginning at sundown. Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will fall on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005. Christmas and Hanukkah both always fall on the 25th, but of two different months, with Christmas coming on the 25th of December on the Gregorian calendar, and Hanukkah starting on the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the Jewish calendar.
'The goal is not proselytizing; it's learning deeply from each other,' Stanton told CBS News in a statement. 'It's others seeing you as you see yourself.'Rabbi Moshe Hauer, executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, said he views the convergence of holidays as an opportunity to value the diverse religious landscape in the U.S.
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