Hanukkah Festival Of Lights

This year, Hanukkah started at sunset on Sunday, December 6, and will end on Monday, December 14. It is known as the Festival of Lights and celebrates the Israelites defeating the Syrian Greek army and reclaiming and rededicating the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews sought to light the temple’s menorah, but they only found enough oil to light the menorah for a day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, which is the time it too for new oil to be prepared under conditions of ritual purity. A candle is lit each night leading up to the eighth night of Hanukkah, where all eight lights are kindled. There are many customs observed using Hanukkah including eating food fried in oil such as latkes sufganiyot; playing with the dreidel; and the