e, gobble Hanukkah Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights! Celebrating the recovery of Jerusalem and the rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd Century BCE, it’s observed for eight nights and days and starts on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew Calendar. It celebrates the jug of pure oil found after the temple was reclaimed. The jug was supposed to only hold enough oil to burn for one day, but instead burned for eight. The most important part of the celebration is lighting the enorah. Each branch of the Menorah holds one candle for each of the eight nights, with the nineth holding the shamash (“helper”) to light the other eight. Each night, a candle is lit, increasing the number of lit candles by night. Hanukkah is celebrated with friends and family! There is an exchanging of gifts, Hanukkah Gelt is given to kids, which is money given as a present during the festival. Fried foods like latkes and jelly donuts are eaten to remember the importance of oil during the celebration. Hanukkah Sameach Lighting of the the Enorah and a display of gifts and treats The dreidel has a Hebrew letter on each of its four sides. The nun, gimel, hei, and shin stand for the saying, “Nes Gadol Hayah Sham,” which translates to “a great miracle occurred there.”
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