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  2. Hanukkah: 8 facts to know about the holiday, from the menorah ...

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    The word \'Hanukkah\' means \'dedication\' The holiday celebrates the triumph of a Maccabees in reclaiming their temple after it was desecrated by Syrian-Greeks.

  3. 10 surprising facts you may not know about Hanukkah - AOL

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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 ...

  4. Sufganiyah - Wikipedia

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    The Hebrew word sufganiyah is a neologism for pastry, based on the Talmudic words sofgan and sfogga, which refer to a "spongy dough". [3] The word is built on the same root as the Modern Hebrew word for sponge (ספוג, sfog), which is derived from Koinē Greek: σπόγγος, romanized: spóngos.

  5. The Meaning of Hanukkah Goes Beyond Lights and Latkes - AOL

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    The meaning of Hanukkah. The Hebrew word Hanukkah means "dedication," as the holiday commemorates the Jewish people's rededication to the Temple. ... “One of the Greek laws was to prohibit the ...

  6. Hanukkah menorah - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Hallel - Wikipedia

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    Full Hallel (Hebrew: הלל שלם, romanized: Hallel shalem, lit. 'complete Hallel') consists of all six Psalms of the Hallel, in their entirety.It is a Jewish prayer recited on the first two nights and days of Pesach (only the first night and day in Israel), on Shavuot, all seven days of Sukkot, on Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah, and on the eight days of Hanukkah.

  8. When is the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah? What does it mean? Is ...

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    Although Hanukkah is considered a minor Jewish holiday, Its proximity to Christmas gives it weight. The “Festival of Lights” helped link American Jews to their Christian neighbors while still ...

  9. Days of week on Hebrew calendar - Wikipedia

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    The Sabbath of Vayeshev falls during Hanukkah (this is the only case in which this occurs) and one of two uncommon haftarot is read for Miketz: If both Cheshvan and Kislev have 29 days, Hanukkah will begin and end on Friday and the Sabbath of Miketz will not be during Hanukkah (in which case Miketz's proper haftarah will thus be read).