Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/ hah-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah or Chanukkah), also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, … [Read more...]
Celebrating Hanukkah ( Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה)
December 16, 2014 by Team Celebration
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Celebrating Ḥănukkāh 2013, [Nov 27 – Dec 5]
November 27, 2013 by Team Celebration
Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/ hah-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced /χanuˈka/ in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah, Chanukkah or [Chanuˈkah]), also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight … [Read more...]
Filed Under: AMERICAN [U.S.A.], CANADIAN, FEATURED, FEATURED EVENTS, SPECIAL DAYS TO REMEMBER, SPIRITUALITY, Uncategorized, WORLD EVENTS Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, acelebrationofwomen.org, BCE, candles, Celebrating Ḥănukkāh, ceremony of lights, eight nights and days, Hanukiah, Jerusalem, jewish holidays, Jews, Judaic calendar, kindling, Kislev, lights, Maccabean Revolt, shamash, throughout Nov 27 - Dec 5, women.
