Hanukkah
The festival of lights, as it is often called, is a celebration of both Jewish spiritual values and the triumph of the Jews over the armies of Antiochus IV.
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AdamlanceNothing. Hanukkah is joyous occasion. There are parties and good food.
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Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of...
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Yes. Most Jews celebrate Hanukkah, regardless of their affiliation.
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Anything you want. There are no traditional drinks for Hanukkah.
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You reply the same: Hag Hanukkah Sameakh
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No. In fact, most Jews do not eat ham ever.
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the menorah lighting was instituted by the Sages around 2170 years ago, to commemorate the miracle in which the Temple oil burned...
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the dreidel game (although it's also believed to be based on a german game).
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This celebration commemorates the time when a small guerrilla (surprise attacks) army of Jews defeated the Syrian king Antiochus...
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The best place to start is You Tube.
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December 22. Source: I consulted timeanddate.com and showed all religious observances for 1943.
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Chanuka started on Monday, 11 December 1944 - so the first candle was lit on Sunday evening, 10 Dec.
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They are called a 'Hannukia' חנוכיה Actually, it's 8 candles and one additional candle called a 'Shamash'...
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Sundown, Dec 1
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Chanukah celebrates the victory of the Jewish minority from the oppression of the invading Greeks - over 2,200 years ago.Once the...
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Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE.
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You can either say "Ah Freilichen Hanukkah" or "Ah Lichtige Hanukkah" (literally, "A bright Hanukkah").
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The candles lit during Channukah are to remember the miracle of the oil during the re-dedication of the Temple. When the Jews...
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There are 7 candles on a menorah, but most people confuse the word menorah with the Hanukkiyah, which is a 9 branched candle...
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No decorations are used on Chanukah.
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On Hanukkah we light one candle each night and we spend time with are family.You can open presents but it is no traditional.
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Feast of Dedication and Festival of Lights
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Happy Hanukkah = Khanukkah Same'akh" (חנוכה שמח). Chag Chanukkah Sameach = khag Khanukkah same'akh (חג חנוכה...
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the Menorah was lit in the temple. it had 7 branches, 1 for each day of the week. the Chanukiah is it's 8 branch version of...
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In 2009, this holiday will be celebrated beginning at sunset of December 11 and last through December 19.
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Hanukkah was instituted by the Sanhedrin (the greatest Jewish sages) about 2165 years ago. It commemorates the Maccabean War of...
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Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up...
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Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165...
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Gift giving is not a traditional part of Hanukkah, but it has become increasingly popular since the 1960's, as a result of...
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A dreidel is a four sided top typically played with during Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights. On each side there is a Hebrew...
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no one knows. Many rabbis have tried to find a historical connection between the dreidel and the Hanukkah story.One 19th century...
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Yes. Be cautioned that if the family keeps kosher, it should be a kosher wine.
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In the calendar the Americans use - the Gregorian calendar - the Chinese New Year fluctuates; it usually falls sometime between...
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Hanukkah starts on the evening of December 1, 2010, and ends on the night of December 9, 2010.
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December 2, 2010 is the first day, but the first candle is lit after sundown on December 1, 2010.
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There are no records of any Hanukkah observance prior to about 400 CE, as recorded in the Talmud.The holiday is actually not even...
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The Channukiah - 9 branch candelabra - represents the Menorah that was in the Temple in Jerusalem. Each night we light an...
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Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus. Hanukkah celebrates the military victory of the Jews against the Seleucid Empire.
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Only the Jews in Mexico celebrate Hanukkah.
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Light the candle and let some of the hot wax drip into the small holder. Then, while the wax is still hot put the candle into the...
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The channukiah (often incorrectly called a menorah) is the candlestick used for Channukah, it holds 9 candles. Eight of the...
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Hanukkah is celebrated in almost the same way all over the world, but in the U.S. and Canada, gift giving is more popular than it...
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Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165...
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There are no traditional colors for Hanukkah. Because of Influence by Christmas (namely the fact the Christmas has traditional...
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Hanukkah commemorates a war that took place 165 BCE, but the first recorded observance of Hanukkah as a holiday was in the 3rd...
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There are no traditional colors for Hanukkah. Because of Influence by Christmas (namely the fact the Christmas has traditional...
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That you only get 8 presents and each nite they are diffrent. Also that you lite 9 candeles instead of 8.
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The holiday is called Channukah (Hanukkah).
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Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165...
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The candles (or oil) of the menorah are lit with the shamash, or helper candle, which has its own place on the menorah either...
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Menorah simply means candelabra. If you mean the one we light at Hanukkah, that is a Hanukkiah. Menorah is a very generic term
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Hanukkah Celebrates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in 165 BCE. In a larger extent, it celebrates victory...
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VEGAN LATKES Makes about 3 dozen You can find recipes for traditional latkes, in which the grated potato is held together with...
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Christmas and Navidad are the same thing. (navidad is just the Spanish word for Christmas). it is celebrated with a tree and...
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Anyone in the household, Jewish or not, may light a Hanukkiyah.Use Shamash, which is usually the candle in the center or on the...
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There are no traditional colors for Hanukkah. Because of Influence by Christmas (namely the fact the Christmas has traditional...
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yes, copied from here: http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/chanukah.htm Blessing over CandlesBarukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh...
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Gelt is the Yiddish word for coins. It is a tradition for Jewish parents to give their children money, and some chocolate...
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You add candles from right to left, but light them from left to right using the shamash (the raised or offset "helper" candle)....
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Some families exchange presents, and some do not. Gift giving is most common among American and Canadian Jews, but it's a custom...
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Special foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiyot). Also, any foods fried in oil are traditional. ...
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Hanukkah candles can be purchased in a variety of colors. It all depends on how creative you want to be.
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No. Hanukkah is celebrated in the home.
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The Menorah should preferably be lit immediately at nightfall. If necessary, however, the Menorah can be lit late into the night....
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The most common spellings are Hanukkah and Chanukah. There are other spellings, including Hanukka, Hanukkah, and Chanuka, which...
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On the first night you light 2, then you add 1 each night ultimately lighting 9 on the final day
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see: http://www.aish.com/holidays/Chanukah/default.asp
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All Jews can. please see http://www.chabad.org/474309 for a list of all diffrent types of questions on Judaism.
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to celebrate the religious freedom andthe rededication of the temple in Jerusalem
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The name Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word חנך, which means "to dedicate," since the festival commemorates the rededication...
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Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd Century BCE(BC) following the Maccabean Revolt and a...
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Latkes are made from potatoes. They are basically potato pancakes.
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Hanukah begins on the 25th of Kislev in the ritual calendar. That's always some time between late November and mid-December.
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The Hanukkah celebration takes place in the home where the hanukiyah menorah is lit and placed in a window so that passers-by...
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Yes, the candles on a Chanukiah can be any color like: green, red, yellow, something like fall colors is what I like. Jewish...
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Jewish Year 5770: sunset December 11, 2009 - nightfall December 19, 2009
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Hebrew is read from right to left, so that's the order the candles are lit. The previous answer is wrong. Candles are added each...
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The first candle goes on the furthest right branch of the menorah and is lit with the shamash that is then placed into its own...
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People generally decorate their home with Dreidels, and Chanukiot
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The Hebrew letters on the sides of the dreidel, (with their game rules) are: Nun (נ) - none Gimmel (ג) - get all Heh (ה) -...
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This is not a question.
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For a great article on the history and laws of Hanukkah see related links down below. The Hebrew word Chanukah means...
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No U.S. president has ever declared Hanukkah a national holiday.
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They light the Menorah, play dreidel, give Chanukah Gelt(money) to children and eat oil related products such as donuts and...
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The Jewish rulers who defeated the Syrian Greeks were the Hasmonioan from the tribe of Levi in violation of the biblical command...
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Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of winning the Maccabean war of 165 BCE, but about 500 years later, a story emerged in the...
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Channukah is one of the minor holidays in Judaism, it's not actually mentioned in the Tanach (Jewish Bible). Rather than a holy...
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Levivot in Hebrew and Latkes in Yiddish are the fried potato pancakes eaten during Hanukkah (and at other times).
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There is no letter that means you won the game. You keep playing until one person has won all the candies (or pennies).
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it kinda started already its like the 7th day today December 17th 2009
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The next holiday after Chanucah is Purim which is February 28 2010. for more information see www.aish.com.
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