Philadelphia families celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah

Philadelphia families celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah with festive activities, time together
Families across Philadelphia enjoyed Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah with ice skating, crafts and more.
What to know about celebrating Hanukkah in Philadelphia
Hanukkah kicks off at sundown on Wednesday and continues through Jan. 2. Worth noting: The Festival of Lights aligns with Christmas for the first time since 2005. Here are some ways to celebrate in Philly.
Philadelphia families celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and togetherness
Philadelphia families celebrated Christmas, the first day of Hanukkah and time together with ice skating and other activities Wednesday.
Hanukkah celebration held in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square
Local rabbis, community leaders and community members gathered in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square on Thursday night to celebrate Hanukkah.
Hanukkah gathering in Rittenhouse Square brings hundreds together
Hundreds gathered in Rittenhouse Square for the second night of Hanukkah filled with music, prayer and the customary jelly donuts.
This year, Christmas and Hanukkah are on the same day. Here’s how some families are celebrating both.
Hanukkah, which commemorates a Jewish military victory in Jerusalem some 2,200 years ago, usually falls in December, and given Christmas’ claim on the 25th, the two can occur within weeks or
Fargo Jewish Community Celebrates Second Day of Hanukkah
It’s the second day of Hanukkah, a festival that is observed for eight nights and days with the lighting of candles on nine branches called the menorah. And for the fiftieth year in the row public menorahs are lit across 15,
Hanukkah, Kwanzaa celebrations draw families, communities together across Philly
Christmas may be over, but there are still other cultural and religious celebrations taking place this week across the Delaware Valley.
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Philadelphia region celebrates holiday season with festivities for all
Throughout the Philadelphia region, Christmas came to life with midnight ... As Christmas festivities continue, members of the Jewish faith prepared for Hanukkah, an eight-day celebration that ...
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In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Schneerson — that a menorah was lit outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, where the Liberty Bell was housed at the time. "Hanukkah is a celebration of religious liberty, so that it’s not ...
Boathouse Row lights up for Kwanzaa in Philadelphia
Lights were up at Boathouse Row for Kwanzaa. This is one of many holiday celebrations taking place across the Delaware Valley ...
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Williamsburg to Mark 50 Years of Hanukkah in the Public Sphere
Chabad Williamsburg announced it will light a public 10-foot menorah erected at the Williamsburg Community Building on Sunday ...
In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year
Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since ...