Some will light a menorah alongside the Christmas tree this year.
Many multifaith families across Northeast Pennsylvania celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, but this year, the two holidays converge. While the first day of Hanukkah, traditionally celebrated by those of the Jewish faith, may fall anywhere from the end of November to the end of December, this year, it falls on Dec. 25, when most Christians observe Christmas.
The confluence creates an atypical amalgam of the two notable wintertime holidays. Welcome to Chrismukkah…