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Also called the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah celebrates events from more than 2,000 years ago. First and foremost, it commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after a successful revolt of the Jewish people led by Judah Maccabee against their Syrian-Greek oppressors, who had tried to assimilate the Jewish people and, in so ...
Hanukkah (Chanukah) is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below).
7 gru 2023 · Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago. On the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, a colorful menorah...
Hanukkah today is often referred to as the Festival of Lights, or chag ha-ooreem in Hebrew. The origins of this term are quite old, going back to the Jewish historian Josephus Flavius. Josephus lived in Jerusalem in the first century of the Common Era.
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26 lis 2021 · This week, Jewish people around the world will be celebrating Hanukkah, also known as the festival of lights. The celebration commemorates the Jewish revival in Jerusalem after their acts of...
Hanukkah (Chanukah), the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights” is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting--adding a flame each night--special prayers, dreidel playing, and fried foods. What Does Chanukah Actually Mean? What Is a Dreidel? How Many Candles On a Menorah (Chanukiah)? What Is Gelt?
27 paź 2009 · Hanukkah 2023 begins on the evening of Thursday, December 7 and ends on the evening of Friday, December 15. Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the...
