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Hanukkah
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Ha·nuk·kah
/ ˈkhänəkə; ˈhänəkə/
(also Cha·nu·kah)
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a lesser Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 bc by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights.
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Hanukkah emphasizes joy during a time of darkness
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 12/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Beth Shalom during a holiday bazaar Sunday. Hanukkah began at sundown that day. Because of the...recent world events, the Jewish festival of Hanukkah is especially welcome this year. "Hanukkah is a celebration of the first victory of...
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Hanukkah Many events require ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/28/2008; 700+ words
; Hanukkah Many events require reservations or advance...ticket purchases -- call before you go! A HANUKKAH FEAST IN CONCERT Dec. 27 at 8. A staged...5100 or www.strathmore.org. $21. HANUKKAH FESTIVAL Dec. 21 at 6. Chabad Lubavitch...
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Hanukkah GETS HIP!(Daily Break)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/27/2008; 700+ words
; ...bands and orchestras performed. "All four played 'Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,'\" said Zimon, laughing. "I thought I was...decades ago. One public-school band playing a Hanukkah number would have been a surprise, let alone four...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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Hanukkah illuminates the plight of the persecuted.(Neighbor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 12/9/2000; 700+ words
; ...Rabbi Douglas Kohn Soon, the lights of Hanukkah will dance on chanukiot, the eight...pancakes) and the playful sounds of Hanukkah songs and spinning dreidels (four...another. Yet, what is the meaning of Hanukkah, after all? At times it is misunderstood...
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HANUKKAH IS A FUN HOLIDAY, BUT IT ALSO HAS DEEPER SIDES.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/7/1996; 700+ words
; ...Betsy Wright ONCE MORE it is Hanukkah. This Jewish winter festival...an eight-day period of fun. Hanukkah is a time for songs and stories...there's food. Always, food. Hanukkah is a time for lighting the traditional...
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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HANUKKAH A TIME OF ENLIGHTENMENT.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/19/2003; 700+ words
; ...Holly Andres Staff Writer GRANADA HILLS - Hanukkah is all about religious freedom. It...win chocolate gelt. For most Jews, Hanukkah is about noshing on latkes, potato pancakes...you ask Rabbi Sheryl Nosan-Blank, Hanukkah could be all about becoming a vegetarian...
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Hanukkah bolstered by Christmas rivalry Hanukkah bolstered by rivalry with Xmas Hanukkah has evolved through the Xmas mirror
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 12/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and marketed all over? The answer is Hanukkah -- and most every goy (Hebrew for non...those goyim (plural of goy) who believe Hanukkah is the most important Jewish celebration...this particular Jewish celebration. "Hanukkah has always been a minor holiday, not...
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Hanukkah at home
Newspaper article from: Buffalo Grove Countryside (IL); 12/17/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...area Jewish families are celebrating Hanukkah this week, frying latkes, playing dreidel...more pure oil. "The central theme of Hanukkah is light and that miracles happen...sundown and began their celebration of Hanukkah by lighting the first candle on the menorah...
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 "Blade (Toledo, OH)")
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Hanukkah lets the lights shine: Festival commemorates recapturing of Jerusalem Temple.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 12/24/2005; 700+ words
; ...Dec. 24--The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown tomorrow...earthquakes and hurricanes, the light of Hanukkah is especially important this year, several...a time to realize that the fight for Hanukkah was a fight against tyranny and a fight...
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Hanukkah: a time for Jews to mix fun with fundamentals
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...says a great deal about their love for Hanukkah - and about their commitment to being Jews. "Hanukkah is such a family-based holiday, a time...numbers of Jewish families are embracing Hanukkah as an ideal opportunity to encourage a...
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Hanukkah
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hanukkah , in Judaism, the Festival of Lights...does Christmas, and lasts eight days. Hanukkah later came to be linked also with a miraculous...leading to the practice of lighting special Hanukkah candles, one the first evening, two...
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Koss, Amy Goldman 1954-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...books for children, 1989; How I Saved Hanukkah was selected by the Bank Street College...New York, NY), 1998. How I Saved Hanukkah, illustrated by Diane deGroat, Dial...Trouble with Zinny Weston, How I Saved Hanukkah, The Ashwater Experiment, Stranger...
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Kimmelman, Leslie (Grodinsky) 1958-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Robin Burton, Harper (New York, NY), 1990. Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights, illustrated by John Himmelman, HarperCollins...focus on the traditions of the Jewish faith. In Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights the "warmth of family...
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Chaikin, Miriam 1924-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Another Candle: The Story and Meaning of Hanukkah, illustrated by Demi, Clarion (New...Saldutti, Harper (New York, NY), 1989. Hanukkah, illustrated by Ellen Weiss, Holiday...Alexandra's Scroll: The Story of the First Hanukkah, illustrated by Stephen Fieser, Henry...
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Schotter, Roni
Book article from: Something About the Author
...children's picture book, Jewish Book Council, 1991, for Hanukkah!; Parents Choice Award, for Captain Snap and the Children...by Marcia Sewall, Orchard Books (New York, NY), 1989. Hanukkah!, illustrated by Marilyn Hafner, Joy Street Books (New...
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