Hanukkah celebrations begin in Jerusalem (8 images)

By Wade Sheridan

Hanukkah festivities light up Jerusalem as the Jewish holiday begins on Wednesday. This year marks a rare convergence, as Hanukkah and Christmas share the same date for the first time since 2005.

A man stands at the entrance to a shop selling menorahs for Hanukkah, in the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on December 25, 2024. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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A girl eats a sufganiyah, a round jelly doughnut. Jewish people eat sufganiyot on Hanukkah to honor the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days in the Temple's menorah. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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Members of Chabad sit on a table offering prayer and candles. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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A man moves a carrier with dough to make sufganiyah. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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