חנוכה
Cha-nu-KAH
“Dedication”
This holiday marks the miraculous victory of the Jewish people in their fight against the Greeks for religious liberty and national independence. It also marks the rededication of the Second Temple in 164 CE, after it was desecrated by Greek King Antiochus. The holiday is observed by lighting an eight-branched Hanukkah candelabra, adding a candle each night of the holiday.
No biblical sources. The Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat 21b) describes the laws of the holiday.
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