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What religion is Hanukkah part of?
It is part of the Jewish religion (celebrated by Jews)
What nationalities were there in Pompeii?
romans, greeks, jews, syrians jews, africans,spaniards
What was a reform of Alexander the Great for the Jews?
Alexander the great did not have a direct impact on the Jews. However, after his death, his empire was split and Ptolemaic rulers took control of Judea among other places. The rulers did things such as putting up temples to Greek deities in Jerusalem and desecrating the King Solomon's temple which was sacred to the Jews. This led to a guerrilla warfare group called the Maccabees fighting off the Greeks and rededicating King Solomon's temple, this event is known as Hanukkah.
Who are historical figures of Hanukkah?
The family of Hashmonaim,or the Maccabees. Most famous is Judah Maccabee, who led the Jews to victory against the Greek Syrian invasion.
How did the Jews influence Hitler?
Hitler did not understand the Jews or know any Jews, so he was terrified of the Jews, which caused him to hate them and scapegoat them for all of the problems in the word.
What is connection with Hanukkah week and Christianity?
There isn't any connection. Hanukkah commemorates a War in Israel, in 165 BCE. It was a war between the Jews and the Syrian-Greeks. Christians weren't around yet.
What were the Jews that went over to the Greek camp during Hanukkah called?
The Jews who identified with and imitated the Greeks were called Hellenizers.
Why do christians only celebrate Christmas and Jews only Hanukkah?
Because Christmas is a Christian holiday, celebrating the birth of Jesus; while Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, commemorating a war between the Jews and the Syrian-Greeks, and a miracle that took place in the Jewish Temple.
What are two facts about Hanukkah?
Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. The real miracle of Hanukkah is that the Jews were victorious, against all odds, they beat their enemy and were able to restore the Ancient Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by the Greeks.
What is the difference between Hanukkah and Good Friday?
Hanukkah is a minor Jewish holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Assyrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. Good Friday is the day Jesus was executed.
What is the Jewish festival of lights?
It is Hanukkah, which commemorates the victory of the Jews against religious persecution from the Greeks.
What victory does Hanukkah honor?
Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. The real miracle of Hanukkah is that the Jews were victorious, against all odds, they beat their enemy and were able to restore the Ancient Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by the Greeks. In a larger context, Hanukkah represents victory against religious persecution and assimilation.
Who drove out the tyrants on Hanukkah?
Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabean War in 165 BCE. The Jews, under Judah Maccabee, were victorious over the Syrian Greeks.
Where did Hanukkah happen?
Hanukkah is a minor holiday that commemorates the victory of the Jews against the Syrian-Greeks in the Maccabean War of 165 BCE. The war was fought in Israel.
Who was the villain of Hanukkah?
The Syrian-Greeks of the Seleucid Empire. In particular, Antiochus Epiphanes IV.
Why don't gentiles not celebrate Hanukkah?
Hanukkah commemorates a war between the Jews and the Syrian-Greeks. This war (which took place about 2200 years ago) doesn't necessarily have any meaning to Gentiles. It also marks the miracle of the oil, which took place in the Jewish Temple.
How many Jews celebrate Hanukkah?
Almost all Jews celebrate Hanukkah.
