What Is Hanukkah? - Info you need about Chanukah - Chabad.org
Dec 5, 2024 · Hanukkah (Chanukah) is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below).
What is Hanukkah and How is the Holiday Celebrated?
Nov 21, 2024 · Hanukkah, often called the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday that celebrates a historic victory of light over darkness. What is more, it is a celebration of freedom over oppression, and faith over idolatry.
What Is Hanukkah? Dates, Traditions, Story - Learn Religions
Dec 7, 2009 · Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, often referred to as the "Festival of Lights." Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, starting on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which may fall anywhere between late November and …
Everything to know about Hanukkah, the ‘Festival of Lights'
Dec 16, 2024 · Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights. But many people might not know the rich history and traditions that go along with the annual observance known as the "Festival of...
Hanukkah: Your guide to the Jewish Festival of Lights - explainer
Dec 8, 2024 · Dating back to ancient times, Hanukkah is not one of Judaism's most important or holiest holidays, but it is one of its most well-known. The winter season heralds the arrival of the Jewish...
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Chanukah (also spelled Hanukkah) is an 8-day Jewish festival marking the miraculous victory of the Maccabees, Jewish freedom fighters, over the Seleucidian Greek occupiers in the year 139 BCE.
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins. Here’s the ...
Dec 26, 2024 · Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, left, and Rabbi Shmuel Segal, right, dance in front of a giant Hanukkah Menorah, after it was set up by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah ...
Hanukkah: Darkness to Light — The Jewish Road
Dec 24, 2024 · Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication, begins this year (2024) at sunset on December 25. Known also as the Festival of Lights, this holiday celebrates one of the most pivotal moments in Jewish history: God’s deliverance and preservation of His people. From Tyranny to Freedom: The Story of Hanukkah
Hanukkah 2023 ‑ Stories, Traditions & Origins | HISTORY
Oct 27, 2009 · Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts. The events that inspired the Hanukkah holiday took place...
Hanukkah: The history and traditions of the Festival of Lights
Dec 20, 2024 · Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago. On the walls of Jerusalem's Old City, a colorful menorah lights...