Lasting eight days, the joyous Jewish holiday celebrates a miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
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Announced October 23, 2023: A new stamp celebrating the joyous Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will be issued in 2024. The art is a graphic depiction of a hanukiah, the nine-branch candelabra used only at Hanukkah, with all candles lighted, signifying the last evening of the holiday. The artwork...
Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is an 8-day Jewish celebration often referred to as the Festival of Lights. Jewish people in the UK celebrate this holiday by lighting candles, exchanging presents, and eating fried foods.
One candle is lit on the first night, another on the second, and so forth until all candles are lit on the last night. Jewish Holidays Last Longer Outside of Israel In the Jewish diaspora—Jewish communities outside of Israel—an extra day is usually added to religious observances, with ...
“We light candles in testament that faith makes miracles possible.”— Nachum Braverman Espirational December 20, 2014 Thought for Today Hanukkah light thought for today 4 Comments Thought for Today “As long as Hanukkah is studied and remembered, Jews will not surrender to the night. The prope...
Candles are lit during each day of this religious festival to commemorate the Hanukkah Miracle — an event where the olive oil in the Second Temple’s menorah burned for eight days, although there was only enough oil for the candles to burn for one day....
8. Besides lighting candles and playing with the top, which other Hanukkah customs do Jews around the world observe? * * * * * QUIZ #2: Here's another quiz requiring a little Internet research. (Some of the articles cited below are connected with the questions above, and will provide yo...