text:  indeed the key to our survival despite all those who tried to destroy us has been the beauty joy and rituals of judaism jewish tradition abides by a lunar calendar by the way as a result hanukkah falls out on different days each year in the gregorian calendar which is the official calendar in most of the world including the u.s hanukkah typically falls in december however the holiday at times carries over into january like this year and has even fallen out in november