Hanukkah

:See related article Hanukkah rituals.

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Hanukkah

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Holiday of:

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Judaism and Jews

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Name:

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Hebrew: חנכה or חנוכה

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"Renewal/Rededication" (of the Beit Hamikdash, the Temple in Jerusalem)

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Begins:

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25th day of Kislev

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2nd/3rd day of Tevet

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Occasion:One of two Rabbinical Festivals (the other is Purim.) The Maccabees and Judas Maccabeus' successful rebellion against the ancient Greeks. The purification of the Temple.

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The miracle of the Menorah's lights burning for eight days with only enough (olive) oil for one day. The victory of the "few" over the "many", the "pure" over the "impure".

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Symbols:(See Hanukkah rituals): Lighting a candle each night of Hanukkah in a small Menorah (Chanukiah) near a window for eight nights. Spinning a dreidel (sevivon), eating some foods fried in oil like a latke or doughnuts (sufganiyot).

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Related to:

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Purim (as a rabbinically decreed holiday.)

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Hanukkah (חנכה ḥănukkāh, or חנוכה ḥănūkkāh) is a Jewish holiday, also known as the Festival of lights. "Hanukkah" is a Hebrew word meaning "dedication". It also has other spellings in English, such as Chanukah, Hannukah, Hanukah, Chanuka, Chanukkah, Hanuka, Channukah, Hanukka, Hanaka, Haneka, Hanika and Khanukkah. The first evening of Hanukkah starts after the sunset of the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. Since in Jewish tradition the calendar date starts at sunset, Hanukkah begins on the 25th.

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Judaism: Judaism is the religious culture of the Jewish people. It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today. The tenets and history of Judaism are the major part of the foundation of other Abrahamic religions, including Christianity and...

Jew: The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity; and often a combination of these attributes....

Beit Hamikdash: REDIRECT Temple in Jerusalem...

Hanukkah related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Erran Baron Cohen: Songs in The Key of Hanukkah