Hanukkah
Hanukkah Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled
, pronounced Hebrew: χanuˈka in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as Chanukah, Chanukkah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Solomon (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BC. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.
General[edit]
President Harry S. Truman (left, back turned to camera) in the Oval Office, receiving a Hanukkah Menorah as a gift from the Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion (center). To the right is Abba Eban, the Ambassador of Israel to the United States.
Menorah[edit]
Home[edit]
Rabino Mizrahi en la Ajnazat Torah en la Sinagoga Mayian Torah
Hanukiah[edit]
Public Hanukkah menorah in Donetsk, Ukraine
Dreidel[edit]
Colorful dreidels for sale in Machne Yehuda market, Jerusalem with Israel specific lettering on blue dreidels and diasporah lettering on orange dreidels
Food[edit]
Potato latke made from Manischewitz brand mix frying in hot olive oil
Chocolate and vanilla cream are combined in this sufganiyah creation at Mahane Yehuda Market (shuk) in Jerusalem during Hanukkah
Gelt[edit]
Chocolate, gold-foil covered coins. Made by Elite
