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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.
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 ...
Hanukkah last fell on the same day as Christmas in 2005 and has only happened four times in the past century. For 11-year old Beti, from Cardiff, this is the first time she will celebrate 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.
Hanukkah’s purifying of the temple from idolatrous worship would, for most Jews, preclude any embrace of Christian claims about a trinity, a divine God-Man, and the abrogation in such a person ...
Despite my fears, I am going to wear my Jewish star, attend public holiday gatherings and place our lit menorah in a space for the world to see. This Hanukkah, I hope I can be a force of light in ...
Seharane is celebrated by Kurdish Jews outside of Israel on this date. In the state of Israel, it is celebrated on Chol HaMoed Sukkot. (see entry for that holiday) 23 Nisan (22 Nisan within Israel) April 5, 2021 (April 4, 2021) Shab Shal: Iranian Jews, end of Passover holiday. 27 Nisan sunset, April 8 – nightfall, April 9, 2021 Yom HaShoah
Although it does often fall around the same time of year, Hanukkah is not just the Jewish equivalent of Christmas, even though this year, the dates do line up in rare form: Hanukkah begins ...