No, both spellings are ways to transliterate the word in English from the Hebrew. Because there are letters/sounds in the Hebrew language that don't exist in English, some words have multiple spellings in English.
Conan - 2010 Happy Chanukah - I Mean Hanukah - I Mean Hanukkah 2-22 was released on: USA: 20 December 2011 Finland: 28 December 2011
There are only 2 names for the holiday:Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah)The Festival of Lights
There are only 2 standard ways to spell Hanukkah in English: Hanukkah Chanukah All other English spellings are considered variations. There are also 2 spellings in Hebrew. One with vowels, and one without: ×—× ×•×›×” ×—Ö²× Ö»×›Ö¸Ö¼×”â€Ž In Spanish, there is only 1 spelling: Janucá In French, there is only 1 spelling: Hanoukah In Dutch, there is only 1 spelling: Chanoekah In German, there is only 1 spelling: Chanukah
H- is said with a rasp (though less of a rasp than the "ch" in German)A- like the "a" in "father"N- as the letter N is pronounced in the English languageU- like the "u" in "rule"KK- like the "kk" in "bookkeeping"A- like the "a" in "father"H- silent
Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days. Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date: 2011: December 20-28 2012: December 8-16 2013: November 27-December 5 2014: December 16-24 2015: December 6-14
Because people misspell it. The real spelling is "Hanukkah".Answer:It is a Hebrew word and there is no standard way to spell Hebrew words in English. The Hebrew alphabet is not the same as the English alphabet. When you are attempting to transliterate a word, there will be variations in spelling. (When I was younger, Beijing was spelled Peking. The name hasn't changed but the official transliterated spelling has.)
There are only 2 name: Hanukkah and Festival of Lights
The Hanukkah candles don't have names, except for referring to them generically, as neirot Hanukkah (candles of Hanukkah). The one candle which does have a name is the extra one, used to light the others, which is called the shamash (helper).See also:More about Hanukkah
Shalom Sesame - 2010 Chanukah The Missing Menorah 1-2 was released on: USA: 5 October 2010 (DVD premiere)
any candles can be hanukkah candles, as long as they fit in the Chanukiah (Hanukkah menorah) and burn at least 1/2 hour.
Hanukkah starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days. Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years: 2014: December 16-24 2015: December 6-14
Hanukkah or Chanukah literally means re-dedication. On Chanukkah we re-dedicated the Temple. So too, every Chanukkah each and every Jew re-dedicates himself! So you ask. "What do you re-dedicate yourselves to?" The answer is simple. We re-dedicate ourselves to Torah study, to Mitzvos, to G-d, to BEING JEWISH! That, is why Chanukkah has its special name.Answer:The name Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word חנך, which means "to dedicate," since the festival commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees after they successfully rebelled against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd Century BCE. It is also an acronym for ח' נרות והלכה כבית הלל, which means "eight candles as determined by the school of Hillel." This comes as a result of the fact that in the past, there was a debate over how the menorah should be lit - Rabbi Shammai said that it should start with all eight candles lit and gradually be decreased to one, whereas Rabbi Hillel said it should start with one candle and be increased to eight. In the end, Jewish law sided with Rabbi Hillel and the menorah is lit as he recommended to this day.