Channukah is actually the least important of the Jewish holidays. It is actually a civic holiday as opposed to a holy day. Channukah celebrates how we won a military victory against those that attempted to force our assimilation to a pagan religion in addition to a miracle that occurred after the military victory.
Hanukkah lasts 8 days
Synagogues are place of worship and community for people of the Jewish faith.
Pretty much the same as today: lighting the Hanukkah-menorah and saying the appropriate blessings and prayers.
by Jewish people (the same as today).
They are lit every night for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
It is important in history today because there were many happenings there. All the Crusades were to capture Jerusalem back from the Muslims and to spread Christianity.
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To encourage an awareness of attitudes that exist today.
Lighting the menorah, saying certain prayers and blessings, singing the traditional songs, eating the customary foods, giving hanukkah gelt, playing with the dreidel.
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Conservatives want to encourage rugged individualism.