What is a menorah?

Dec 20, 2024 ... Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem back in the 2nd century BC, the AP reported. It was after a group of Jewish ... Dec 7, 2024 ... We see Jesus going to the Temple to commemorate Hanukkah (the Feast of Dedication), and since Jesus celebrated the feast we should not consider ... Nov 18, 2024 ... Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, and continues through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Aug 3, 2023 ... Hanukkah celebrations revolve around a mix of prayers, games, food, songs, and of course, the lighting of the menorah! On each of the eight days ... Dec 23, 2019 ... While many Americans may casually (and incorrectly) refer to the Festival of Lights as “the Jewish Christmas,” this is not the Hanukkah I grew ... Dec 19, 2022 ... Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for dedication, and therefore Hanukkah is also called the Feast of Dedication. It celebrates the rededication of the ... Dec 19, 2024 ... Hanukkah, which follows the Jewish calendar, always begins on the 25th day of Kislev, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah can begin ... Nov 30, 2023 ... The dates of the holiday are based on Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually coincides with November-December in the Gregorian calendar. Dec 10, 2020 ... Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for “dedication,” and the holiday celebrates the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after pagan desecration. Fun fact: The last time Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah aligned on December 25 was in 2024. Before that, according to our friends at NorthJersey.com, “ ...