Based on the Greco-Roman model of celebrating a military triumph, Hanukkah was instituted in 164 B.C. to celebrate the ...

While critics sometimes identify Christmas as promoting the prevalence in America today of what one might refer to as Hanukkah kitsch, this assessment misses the social and theological significance of ...

While Hanukkah falls on different dates every year on the Gregorian calendar you’re probably familiar with, it begins on the ...

Indeed, any one of their military triumphs against the Syrians could have been considered the “miracle of Chanukah,” but it was the retaking of Jerusalem and the rededication of the Temple that ended ...

When you think of Christmas, most think of Santa Claus. Although the legendary character Santa is part of Christmas, it hasn’t always been like that. In fact, Santa Claus is the product of the merging ...

The exact date of Jesus' birth is unknown, though it is estimated to have occurred between 6 and 4 B.C. December 25th was chosen as the date to celebrate Jesus' birth centuries after his death, ...