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Al HaNissim prayer, said every Hanukkah to commemorate the miracle. Miracle of the cruse [a] of oil (Hebrew: נֵס פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן), or the Miracle of Hanukkah, is an Aggadah depicted in the Babylonian Talmud [1] as one of the reasons for Hanukkah.
Much like the oil that lasted eight nights, stirring the Maccabees to victory over a vastly more powerful Greek army, the miracle of the Hanukkah music symbolizes ... OK, no. OK, no. It's not ...
A popular Hebrew Hanukkah song, "Sevivon" or "S'vivon" (Hebrew: סביבון sevivon) is Hebrew for "dreidel", where dreidel (Hebrew: דרײדל dreydl) is the Yiddish word for a spinning top. This song, "Sevivon," is very popular in Israel and by others familiar with the Hebrew language. The English below is a literal translation, not an ...
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there are 24 spellings for Hanukkah, during which Jews light candles on a menorah to celebrate the miracle of a one-day oil supply lasting eight after ...
In this song Shemer drew a connection between the Jewish hymn and the military positions that were attacked in the War of Attrition of the time. Folk-rock band Blackmore's Night included a version of this song (as "Ma-O-Tzur") on their 2006 album Winter Carols, which includes the first verse in Hebrew followed by an adapted English translation.
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 ...
Erran Baron Cohen Presents: Songs in the key of Hanukkah is a studio album by British musician Erran Baron Cohen. It was released on 8 December 2008 through WaterTower Records and distributed by New Line Records. The album features guest appearances by Idan Raichel, Yasmin Levy, Y-Love, Jules Brookes, Avivit Caspi, and Dana Kerstein.
Hanukkah Quotes "The miracle, of course, was not that the oil for the sacred light —in a little cruse — lasted as long as they say; but that the courage of the Maccabees lasted to this day ...