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Hanukkah Quotes

Hanukkah Quotes

Hanukkah Quotes Hanukkah, “Festival of Lights” We have collected and put the best Hanukkah Quotes. Enjoy reading these insights and feel free to share this page on your social media to inspire others. Hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה, Ḥănukkāh, Chanukah or Chanukkah), also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday...

US Navy personnel light candles on Hanukkah

Hanukkah

Hanukkah Hanukkah (חֲנֻכָּה ḥanuká, ḥanuká, Chanukah, Ḥanukah) is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights (ג הַאוּרִים, ḥag ha’urim). Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days,...

Hanukkah candles

Hanukkah Blessings

Hanukkah Blessings Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights because its central ritual is the lighting of the menorah (ceremonial candleholder) for eight consecutive nights. We commemorate Hanukkah to celebrate the inspirational story of the unlikely Maccabean victory over their Syrian-Greek oppressors who attempted to obliterate the Jewish faith...