The significance of the Menorah Hanukkah, the eight-day festival of light, begins on the eve of the 25th of Kislev. This holiday celebrates the triumph of light over darkness. For more on the holiday, check out our post here. The lighting of the Hanukkah Menorah (nine-branched chandelier) is a symbol of light chasing away the forces of […]
Hanukkah starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. This year the coinciding secular dates are: 2016:  December 24-January 1 Candles are added to the hanukkiyah (menorah) from right to left but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first. (On the Shabbat of Hanukkah, kindle the Hanukkah lights first and […]
The Story of Hanukkah Hanukkah is the eight-day festival of light that begins on the eve of the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev. We celebrate during Hanukkah the triumph of light over darkness, of purity over adulteration, of spirituality over materiality. More than 21 centuries ago, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), who […]
