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The eight-day festival honors a miracle of oil lasting eight days and celebrates religious freedom after a successful revolt against foreign repression, observed by Jews worldwide.
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San Bernardino SunHanukkah and the miracle of freedom
Starting tonight, Jews throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, the menorah. Each evening the middle candle from the holder, the shamash, is used to light the flames. The first night one candle is kindled. Thereafter, on each night of Hanukkah one additional candle is lit until all eight candles and the shamash brightly shine. The holiday symbolizes the …
Eight days of celebrations, lights lit at sunset and traditions handed down over time, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees and the miracle of oil, becoming a central moment of Jewish life in the world
When we talk about Hanukkah, we almost always start with the miracle of the jar of oil. Oil for one day that lasted eight days. There was a great miracle here, and this is the story we all know from childhood. But if we stop to think for a moment, a simple question arises: after all, many miracles, much greater and more impressive, took place in the Temple. The Sages list regular miracles that were part of the routine: fire that came down from h…
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