The Eight Days of Hanukkah Hanukkah is a religious holiday celebrated by the Jewish, it involves the burning of eight candles, one each day. Some people say that Hanukkah is basically a Jewish Christmas, but its not, no holiday is celebrated is the same way as Hanukkah. Also, what holiday has more than three names, Hanukkah does. Its names are Hanukkah, Chanukah, Festival of Lights, the Feast of Dedication, and the Feast of the Maccabees. How Hanukkah Began Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of
mine that lives in New York she will be turning 19 this year she always travels down to celebrate Hanukkah with her family. She is studying business and is hoping to get her master after she gets her bachelor’s degree. She is currently enrolled in New York University, which she likes and enjoys her experience. She is a hard worker and doesn’t make it to many celebrations, but has never missed a Hanukkah with her family. Her father is Jewish while her mother is Christian giving a unique view on the
“What's the best holiday? Hanukkah, of course. You don't go to heder for eight days in a row; you eat pancakes every day, spin your dreidel to your heart's content and from all sides’ money comes pouring in. What holiday can be better?”- Sholem Aleichem (Drucker, 36). Festival of Lights and Hanukah is another name for Hanukkah. Hanukkah lasts for eight days. Each day a candle is lit. A candle is light on the first night. Then on
In this essay I aim to examine the roots of Hasmonean rule and observe the relationship between the regime and `Hellenism' (mainly in the political context), and ascertain to what extent Hellenism became an integrated part of the Hasmonean dynasty's mode of governing its state. It is noteworthy to point out that many scholars explain the process of Hellenization as a long and drawn out one, as Lester Grabbe concisely states; "Hellenization was a centuries-long process of synthesis and diversification
The Maccabean Revolution Between the books of Malachi and Matthew, the Maccabees fought for the rights and freedom of the Jewish nation. At that time the Jews were under massive oppression by the Seleucid rulers. One in particular was Antiochus, he tormented the Jews in the hope of Hellenizing them, and to top it off he used their own religious beliefs against them in massive slaughter and humiliation. The Maccabees however, against all odds, freed the nation of Judah, and successfully regained
Chanukah, festival of Lights* Festival of Lights Encourages a Celebration of Cultural Identity As Paula Marcus took an evening stroll last winter with her husband and son during their holiday visit to Jerusalem, they were stunned by the beauty they witnessed before them. In the front of virtually every home, people had built a glass case in order to display their menorahs during the Festival of Lights. "What was so incredible was the quality of the light that the menorahs gave off because in Israel
Around 17.5 million oily donuts are eaten in Israel during Hanukkah! Hanukkah is a Jewish festival, that is also known as the festival of lights. This festival lasts around 8 days and occurs in the month of December. Three main concepts about Hanukkah are the history about Hanukkah, how it’s celebrated, and the Jewish traditions that are celebrate. A main concept about Hanukkah is it’s history. Around 200 B.C., the whole land of Israel was taken under the power of Antiochus III , who allowed
The Celebration of Hanukkah When a person hears the word Hanukkah two things come to mind. First thing may be on how to pronounce the word the right way. The second things is the presents your get everyday, especially if that person is a little kid. Hanukkah is a celebration of the mighty war the Maccabees won over the Greeks to take back the Holy Land. The Menorah that is used to celebrate this holiday represents the seven days the Holy Temple was in use. The gift giving and the candle lighting
from the Hebrew alphabet. Together, these letters stand for the phrase, “a great miracle happened here.” Played with during Hanukkah, this toy was originally modified from an English or Irish top that was brought to Germany. At the time, the top was known as a teetotum. Later on, the toy was adopted from German letters to the Hebrew alphabet. Other than the more story of Hanukkah, the letters also serve as a reminder as to how to play the game. Shin stands for put in, gimel means whole or everything
is Hanukkah? Hanukkah is a Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights. In Hanukkah it is a way to celebrate the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah is
as well as Mr. Frank, throughout the play. First off, this scene takes place on the first day of Hanukkah, which is a jewish holiday in which jews celebrate the event of Judah becoming the leader in place of Mattathias. This holiday is celebrated by singing songs, giving gifts, lighting candles, and reading prayers. The Franks, the Van Daans, and Dussel were jews, Dussel still not knowing Hanukkah, so they were accustomed to celebrate the holiday, despite the lack of things to give and the fact
changed. This will show how much Anne has changed over the two year time period that they were hiding from the Nazis. Anne changed it the book multiple times. One time that Anne changed was when Hanukkah came around. Anne used to be very sassy and always talked back to people at the start. Then when Hanukkah came around she became a lot more generous and jolly. An example in act one of Anne being kind of sassy and showing of is when she said, “Oh, I did. I had a date with Jopie to go and play ping-pong
Anne just simply replies “It’s all right. I’ve got on three more” (George Stevens xxx). This quote shows how Anne is completely unembarrassed and just has a playful, cheery attitude. That’s basically her personality. Later on in the movie, when Hanukkah comes around, Anne gives out presents to everyone in the house. She uses a lot of her own stuff to make the gifts, and spends so much time on them. For example, she uses up all her perfume and bits of soap she has left to make shampoo for Mrs. Van
Richard Wernick), and it is another medley, but of famous Hanukkah songs including “Dreidel, Dreidel” and “Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah”. The beginning was soft and felt fast-paced because of the brass’ and the clarinet’s short notes, which is followed by a melody from the clarinets. The music soon became fuller and included more instruments. The middle of the piece gets a bit softer as it featured the low brass playing the melody of “Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah” and ends with the full band. The piece after was “Polar
Anne said “Presents!” (page 2241). The quote shows that despite the living conditions in the annex, Anne gives presents to the families and celebrates Hanukkah to normalize the conditions they are in. Anne also stayed optimistic towards seeing the good in human kind. She writes “… I still believe in spite of everything that people are really good at heart” (Act II Scene 4 lines 1750- 1760). This quote shows
utilizes the candelabrum for lighting during a religious ritual since it holds consecrated oil, which is burned from the evening to the morning on the following day. Furthermore, the Menorah is a profound symbol for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. On each day of Hanukkah a candle is inserted into one
the way she acted and felt. She had hope that everyone and herself will get out of this war out safely while others thought that they will all get captured. Some symbols that have influenced this idea are the broken glass window, her diary, and the Hanukkah Gifts. The quote that represents me character is,” What’s the good of that? What’s the good of thinking misery when you’re already miserable? That’s stupid!.” The color I chose for Anne is pink, and this shows how she has lots of hope. Pink is a
One of the most known holidays is Chanukkah, or when roughly translated to english, Hanukkah. Hanukkah is known as the festival of rededication, and the festival of lights. It is an 8 day celebration, beginning on the 25th day of Kislev in the Jewish months. Hanukkah is not as important as many other Jewish holidays, but because of its closeness to Christmas, it is the most known holiday of the Jewish religion. Each night one
Religion plays a huge part in our world today and allows people to worship in the way that they wish. There are so many different types of religions and gives people endless opportunities. Monotheistic religions played a huge part in the rise of cities and urban civilizations. The word monotheism comes from the Greek, monos which means one, and theos that means God. Therefore, monotheism is the belief in one god. Three religions that follow monotheism are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Judaism
My knowledge of not only myself but of my friends and others has greatly increased due to the past marking period projects. As I reflect, I believe I learned the most about myself as well as my friends during the first marking period project with comparing my culture to someone else. For that project I chose one of my best friends from Ireland as a way to understand her culture more. The cultural information I learned from my friends allowed me to open my eyes to actions and traditions I never knew