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Hanukkah , in Judaism, the Festival of Lights, the Feast of Consecration, or the Feast of the Maccabees ; also transliterated Chanukah. According to tradition, it was instituted by Judas Maccabeus and his brothers in 165 BC to celebrate the dedication of the new altar in the Temple at Jerusalem. The festival occurs in December near the time of the winter solstice, as does Christmas, and lasts eight days. Hanukkah later came to be linked also with a miraculous cruse of oil that burned for eight days, leading to the practice of lighting special Hanukkah candles, one the first evening, two the... Read more

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Hanukkah (Chanukah or Feast of Lights) Eight-day festival celebrated in Judaism . It commemorates the re-dedication of the Jerusalem Temple in 165 bc, and the miracle of a one-day supply of oil lasting for eight days. Read more

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	SHINING A LIGHT ON HANUKKAH ; If you've never celebrated Hanukkah, there's a good chance you don't...the name can seem confusing. Is it Hanukkah? Chanukkah? Khanukkah? Actually...enough, Christmas and the first day of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, so... Read more
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	HANUKKAH IS A FUN HOLIDAY, BUT IT ALSO HAS DEEPER SIDES.(DAILY BREAK) ; Byline: Betsy Wright ONCE MORE it is Hanukkah. This Jewish winter festival is...as an eight-day period of fun. Hanukkah is a time for songs and stories...yes, there's food. Always, food. Hanukkah is a time for lighting the traditional... Read more
	Hanukkah begins tonight ; Mattilee Hillman (left) reads a Hanukkah prayer at her Joliet home after the candles...on the menorah on the seventh night of Hanukkah in this 1999 photo. Brothers Harry and...of Joliet is Catholic but celebrates Hanukkah with her husband Mark, who is Jewish... Read more

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