During Hanukkah, “each and every one of us has the opportunity, obligation, responsibility, to be that menorah, to be that shining light,” says Rabbi Mendy Heber of Chabad Williamsburg.

The season of lights is about to get brighter. This Hanukkah, the ancient eight-day holiday commemorating religious freedom and light overcoming darkness will come with usual mention of miracles but add an unusual twist;

It's only happened four times since 1900 that Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights would begin on what most Christians observe as their Lord’s Nativity

But did you know that it's also Hanukkah? This year, Hanukkah begins with Christmas on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 25. Because the start of Hanukkah is tied to the Hebrew calendar, the dates change from year to year and the holiday can happen between late November and late December.

Hanukkah and Christmas will share a special connection as the Jewish Festival of Lights begins on 25 December, marking only the fifth time since 1900 that the two holidays have overlapped. View on eur