In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
Rabbi Peter Tarlow lights a candle on a menorah during a Chicanukah event at Holocaust Museum Houston on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)
Hanukkah, Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900.
For some rabbis, the intersection of the two religious holidays provides an auspicious occasion for interfaith engagement.
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