The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and usually falls in November or December. Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts.
Next Tuesday the 16th December we light the first Hanukkah candle and the 8th on the 24th.
I wish everyone a Happy Hanukkah may wev only know good health, happiness and peace. Shalom (the Hebrew word for peace)
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