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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.
"Hanukkah is a Jewish festival of lighting lights during the darkest time of the year. Just as on Christmas, we talk about the star of Bethlehem and about Jesus being a new light. We all want to ...
The World's Largest Menorah is a public Hanukkah menorah located at Grand Army Plaza near Central Park in Manhattan, New York City.Standing 32 feet (9.75 meters) tall and weighing approximately 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms), it has been a prominent fixture in New York City's annual Hanukkah celebrations since its first lighting in 1977.
The proximity of the beginning of the Hanukkah festival to Christmas and the adoption of various traditions such as a decorated tree or gifts led to a mixture of traditions that were referred to as Weihnukka at the time. Modern Jewish families in particular adopted elements of the Christmas tradition in the Hanukkah festival.
The “Festival of Lights” helped link American Jews to their Christian neighbors while still allowing them to retain their religious values. Although Hanukkah is considered a minor Jewish ...
One major holiday happening in December 2023 is Hanukkah, which is a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is celebrated by Jewish people around the world.
Sunday marks the first day of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights. Spanning eight days, Jews light a candle on the menorah -- or hanukkiyah -- for each day of the holiday.
L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim (Hebrew: לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשָלָיִם), lit."Next year in Jerusalem", is a phrase that is often sung at the end of the Passover Seder and at the end of the Ne'ila service on Yom Kippur.