After a three-year fight, the Maccabees liberated the temple—and won the Jewish people the right to practice their religion. Scholars believe the first Hanukkah celebration was actually a ...

"Just as with Christmas, Hanukkah usually takes place on the longest nights of the year. It's a time of year when we need more light than ever. Little did the ancient Jews know, their descendants ...

Dec. 13—An Elyria-based Synagogue will hold a Hanukkah event for the community Dec. 15. Temple B'nai Abraham, 530 Gulf Road, is a reform Jewish congregation and serves Cleveland's west side.

During a war between the two peoples, the Holy Temple of Jerusalem had been heavily damaged and so had to be repaired and rededicated to God. The word Hanukkah actually means dedication.

Krisnsky prefers writing Hanukkah with an H instead of a C-H ... rose up against Greek-Syrian rulers to rededicate the Temple of Jerusalem and light its menorah for worship, which – as the ...

Some Jews refer to this as the ‘miracle of the oil’. Hanukkah remembers this remarkable event and the re-dedication of the temple to God. Hanukkah is celebrated in November or December and ...