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Hanukkah is one of the most famous holidays in the Jewish calendar, but here are facts about the Festival of Lights that you may not have known. 10 surprising facts you may not know about Hanukkah ...
Following the expulsion the Spanish exiles took a leading role in the Jewish communities of Western Asia (the Middle East) and North Africa, who modified their rites to bring them still nearer to the Spanish rite, which by then was regarded as the standard. The Shulchan Aruch, a universal code of Jewish law, reflects Sephardic laws and customs.
Hanukkah is not recognized as a federal holiday in the U.S. but some businesses and Jewish-run organizations might be closed during the holiday. Show comments Advertisement
The Jewish holiday Hanukkah usually falls in November or December. Learn the meaning of Hanukkah, the Hanukkah story, how it's celebrated and the dates in 2024. ... Getty Images. The Hanukkah ...
A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images. This year, the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah fell on the same day as Christmas for the first time since 2005.
Following the Expulsion, Jews spoke of "the Ladino" to mean the word-for-word translation of the Bible into Old Spanish. By extension, it came to mean that style of Spanish generally in the same way that (among Kurdish Jews) Targum has come to mean Judeo-Aramaic and (among Jews of Arabic-speaking background) sharḥ has come to mean Judeo ...
Happy Hanukkah! Here's what you need to know about the Jewish holiday including when it is, what it means and more.