What is Hanukkah?
Hanukkah, Chanukah
or the Festival of Lights is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days around
late November to late December. The name is derived from a Hebrew word meaning
"to dedicate," and during Hanukkah, the Jewish people commemorate the
re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the "Miracle of The
Oil."
The Talmud says
that after the Temple had been liberated by the Maccabees from Antiochus IV,
only a day’s worth of consecrated olive oil was left to to fuel the eternal
flame. Miraculously, it remained burning for eight days, which was just enough
time to make more of the oil.
When
is Hanukkah 2013?
Hanukkah is always
the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar, and lasts for eight days. On the
secular calendar:
2014:
Hanukkah 2014 begins on the evening of Tuesday, December 16
and ends on the
evening of Wednesday, December 24.
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