Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

Hanukkah celebration exploded in the United ... A small group of Jewish rebels, the Maccabees, took on the empire and won. They cleared the Temple of idols. But when they went to relight the ...

It lasted eight days because when the Maccabees finally cleaned up the temple, they belatedly celebrated Sukkot, an autumn harvest holiday that’s also eight days. The story of Hanukkah was first ...

Many people I encounter here in Victoria have no familiarity at all with basic Jewish vocabulary, so I thought I would use ...

Hannukah celebrates the triumph of faith and ... It commemorates the battle in 164 BC between the Maccabees (Jewish warriors) and the Seleucid Empire (a Greek state). There was a siege on the ...

This year, the first night of Hanukkah begins on December 25 th. This eight-night Festival of Lights is being celebrated all around Los Angeles and Southern California with lots of fun, memorable ...

Happy Hanukkah, Los Angeles! Hanukkah begins the evening of December 25 th, 2024 at sundown and lasts for eight nights, during which time it is customary to eat Latkes, or potato pancakes, along with ...