Jewish people observe a variety of holidays every year. One such time is Hanukkah. Now, allow me to take you through the festival’s primary draws. What is Hanukkah The rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem is honored by lighting lights each day during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Hanukkah reinforces Jewish values as well….
Jewish holiday Hanukkah honours the rededication of the Second Temple following Jerusalem’s recapture from the Seleucid Empire at the start of the Maccabean Revolt in the second century BCE. The First and Second Maccabees books contain information about the history of Hanukkah. They go into great depth on the lighting of the menorah and the…
Hanukkah is to Jews what Christmas is to Christians and that’s how important this day is in the Jewish or Hebrew calendar. The direct translation of ‘Hanukkah’ is to establish control and it is basically celebrated to remember the regain of Jerusalem by the Jews and dedicated to the temple. Its celebration lasts for a…
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that honors the recapture of Jerusalem and the Second Temple’s subsequent rededication at the start of the Maccabean insurrection against the Seleucid Empire in the second century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, In accordance with the Hebrew calendar, it begins on the 25th day of Kislev,…
