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What is another name for the Jewish 'Festival of Lights'?
Another name for the "Festival of Lights" is Hanukkah.
What makes a holiday?
Holidays are dates that are agreed upon by people in a country - they celebrate some special event. Some good examples are Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ; Hannukah, celebrating the rededication of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem; Independence Day, celebrating the date of your country's independence.
How do you spell hanauka?
The usual Anglicized form of the Hebrew celebration is Hanukkah. (see related question)
What holiday was Ellen celebrating when she went to synagogue number the stars?
In "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, Ellen is celebrating Hanukkah. This Jewish holiday commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and is marked by the lighting of the menorah, along with other traditions and celebrations. Ellen’s visit to the synagogue highlights the importance of her cultural and religious identity during a time of danger.
What holiday a gentile does not celebrate?
A gentile is someone who is not Jewish; therefore, a gentile does not celebrate the Jewish holidays such as Hannukah, Rosh Hashannah, etc.
What is hannakuh?
Channukah can start any time from the end of November to the end of December.
What was the Jewish holiday that commemorates the recapture cleansing and rededication of the Temple in the second century BC?
The Jewish holiday that commemorates the recapture, cleansing, and rededication of the Temple in the second century BC is Hanukkah. It celebrates the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire and the miracle of the oil, where a small amount of oil lasted eight days in the Temple's menorah. Hanukkah is observed by lighting the menorah, playing games, and enjoying traditional foods.
What Jewish holiday commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees?
Hanukkah
Who celebrates hanukkha?
Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah it is the festival of lights.
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 is chanuakah?
Chanukah, also spelled Hanukkah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. It is also known as the Festival of Lights and is observed for eight days by lighting candles on a menorah, eating special foods like latkes and sufganiyot, and playing games with a dreidel.
Which holiday does Anne Frank mention in her diary?
She celebrated Christmas and Hanuka while in hiding P.S could you answer how strong Anne's connection to God was
