Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is an 8-day wintertime Jewish holiday, which marks the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian-Greeks. It is celebrated by lighting the menorah , a candelabrum …

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 …

The hanukkiah, also known as the Hanukkah “menorah,” is a candelabra designated specifically for the Hanukkah candles. The Hanukkah lamp contains room for nine candles — one for each …

The holiday is celebrated with feasting, special Hanukkah songs and lighting the Hanukkah menorah (called a hanukkiah). These are the primary symbols of the holiday: Menorah …

Hanukkah (Chanukah), the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights” is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting--adding a flame each night--special prayers, dreidel playing, and fried foods.

A menorah is a candelabra, and can be used for Hanukkah if it has nine stems. Another word for a Hanukkah menorah is hanukkiyah. A hanukkiyah has one stem for each of the eight days of …

Dec 12, 2024 · Hanukkah, also spelt Chanukah, is the Jewish festival of light. The dates of Hanukkah change every year, but it always falls in November or December and lasts for eight …

Dec 21, 2024 · Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and …

Jews will light all eight candles that night to kick off the final day of Hanukkah which officially ends at sundown on Monday, December 26th. When is Hanukkah 2025? Get all the details on the …

The menorah (hanukkiah) is lit each night of Hanukkah (Chanukah). On the first night, a single flame is lit. On the second, another flame is lit. Until, on the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, …