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The Hanukkah story. According to Jewish tradition, after the winning back Jerusalem, they found that the Temple had been destroyed. They began to clean it up and wanted to light the menorah (a ...
1. A menorah is lit each night of the holiday. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem during the second century B.C.
In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from ...
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Christian Passover is a religious observance celebrated by a small number of 1st-century believers instead of, or alongside, the more common Christian holy day and festival of Easter. The redemption from the bondage of sin through the sacrifice of Christ is celebrated, a parallel of the Jewish Passover's celebration of redemption from bondage ...
Image History and usage Menorah: Represents the Temple in Jerusalem. Appears in the Emblem of Israel. Four Species: Represents the festival of Sukkot. Often an accompaniment of the Menorah. Shofar: Represents the High Holy Days. Used as an instrument harkening in the new year in a ceremonial fashion. Intermediate Symbol Image History and usage ...
Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days to mark the miracle of an oil lamp which had only enough supply to burn for one day when the Macabee army recaptured the holy temple in Jerusalem but ...
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.