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Hanukkah celebrates the victory of a small group of Jewish rebels over an enormous Greek army to defend their heritage, and a miraculously long-lasting flame that continues to serve as a symbol of ...
The Hanukkah Story. According to Jewish tradition, after the Jews won back Jerusalem, they found that the Temple had been destroyed. They began to clean it up and wanted to light the menorah (a ...
A public Hanukkah menorah in Donetsk, Ukraine.. A public menorah is a large menorah displayed publicly during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.It is done to celebrate the holiday and publicize the miracle of Hanukkah, and is typically accompanied by a public event during one of the nights of Hanukkah attended by invited dignitaries who are honored with lighting the menorah.
Rosh Chodesh L'Banot [1] [2] (Hebrew: ראש חודש לבנות), also known as Chag HaBanot [2] (חג הבנות, 'Festival of the Daughters', [3] sometimes translated as Girls' Day), and in Arabic as Eid al-Banat, [clarification needed] [2] is a holiday celebrated by some Jewish communities in the Middle East on Rosh Chodesh of the Jewish month of Tevet, during the Jewish holiday of Chanukah.
Although Hanukkah is considered a minor Jewish holiday, Its proximity to Christmas gives it weight. The “Festival of Lights” helped link American Jews to their Christian neighbors while still ...
Video: Presidential Hanukkah ceremony, Old Executive Office Building, 1989: Pres George H.W. Bush hosting Synagogue Council of America and group of Jewish children recently arrived from USSR. Video: Remarks by President Clinton on Hanukkah, Oval Office, 1997. Video: WH Hanukkah, 2001. Video: WH Hanukkah, 2002. Video: WH Hanukkah, 2003.
The first night of Hanukkah this year marks exactly two months since Hamas waged a brutal surprise attack on Israel, murdering 1,200 people, raping women and kidnapping 200.
A Hanukkah bush that some Jewish families display in their homes for the duration of Hanukkah and Christmas. [1] [2] It uses a Star of David rather than any Christian-themed decorations. A Hanukkah bush is a bush or tree—real or artificial—that some Jewish families in North America display in their homes for the duration of Hanukkah.