What is Thanksgivukkah? When Thanksgiving and Hanukkah coincide. 2013 was the first time the two coincided since 1863 when Lincoln, by presidential proclamation, declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. 

Click HERE to see if the holidays will overlap again.  

This year they are really close! Hanukkah begins at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. To explore the surprising connections between the two holidays at your Thanksgiving gathering this year, here is a short Thanksgivukkah ceremony at Freedom’s Feast.

Click HERE for a ten-minute Thanksgivukkah ceremony.