Last Day Of Hanukkah 2025 Holiday. The first day of hanukkah is wednesday, dec. The jewish holiday of hanukkah, or chanukah — the festival of lights — is underway.
The large jewish population of the united states has long enjoyed religious freedom and kept up traditional jewish holidays like hanukkah. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the second temple in jerusalem after its defilement by the seleucid greeks.
