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.

This year's Hanukkah, which begins on Christmas Day, is providing an opportunity for interfaith engagement between Jewish and Latino communities, as well as a chance for Jews to reconnect with their traditions and charitable activities during the holidays.

Chanukah (or Hanukkah) 2024 begins at sundown on Wednesday and ends the evening of Thursday, Jan. 2. Celebrating Chanukah and other Jewish holidays began in mid-life for Timothy O’Malley. Until about the age of fourteen,

Jewish festival of lights, begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, in 2024 with lighting of the first candle.

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity.