COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) —Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights,is set to begin at sundown on Dec. 18 and conclude at sundown on Dec. 26. Due to the holiday taking place near Christmas and Kwanzaa, Hanukkah is among the most well-known Jewish holidays in the world. Outside of Hanukkah...
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that's celebrated from the 25th day of the Jewish month Kislev to the 2nd or 3rd day of Tevet. It is...
The Talmud famously asks, "What is Hanukkah?" (mai hanukkah, what does "dedication" mean?), and responds with the familiar story of the one-day cruse of oil that burned for eight (see Shabbat 21a). This account survives in no earlier source than the Babylonian Talmud, a document not ...
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Hanukkah, Chanukah. What is it? Join BimBam staffer Jeremy Shuback for an exploration of the holiday’s history, significance and rituals. Written by Rabbi Mark Melamut as part of a unique partnership called the Rabbis’ Writing Lab, and shot at the YouTube Space in Los Angeles, it’s a...
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 occupying foreign forces. With the tiny supply of ritually pure oil that they found in the temple, ...
Many of us are more familiar with the symbols of the Hanukkah holiday — the Menorah, the dreidel, the latkes — than the story behind the holiday itself. Here’s a little refresher course. Hanukkah tells the story of Judah the Maccabee leading a small Jewish army in a revolt against Anti...
This successful rededication of the Temple is, in fact, the reason for the holiday's name: Hanukkah, which is rooted in the Hebrew word for dedication. What does Maccabee mean? The term Maccabee is derived from Judah's own epitaph, but its exact origins are debated. One belief is that ...
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”
Hanukkah is also known as the Festival of Lights, celebrated with the lighting of the menorah. Each night of Hanukkah, we light another candle on the menorah to symbolize the miracle of the oil. 6 Kwanza A week-long holiday, Kwanzaa focuses on seven core principles. Each night of Kwanzaa,...