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Rare ‘Thanksgivukkah’ alters synagogue’s plan

Rare ‘Thanksgivukkah’ alters synagogue’s plan

By Lark Lewis | November 21, 2013

Hanukkah begins at sundown Wednesday, making the first full day of Hanukkah fall on Thanksgiving, or “Thanksgivukkah.”The last time this happened was in 1888, and the two holidays will not collide again for 79,000 years. Local congregations are making...