Holidays · Winter
Hanukkah: the festival of lights
Beit Jasdó Community · Kislev · 5 min
Eight nights lighting the hanukkiah to remember the miracle of the oil and the rededication of the Temple.
Hanukkah is the festival of lights: eight nights on which we light the hanukkiah to remember the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.
What it is
It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Each night one more candle is lit, from one to eight.
Customs
- Light the hanukkiah at nightfall, one more candle each night.
- Eat foods fried in oil: sufganiyot and latkes.
- Play with the dreidel (sevivon).
- Share as a family and give tzedakah.
A little light dispels much darkness.
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