hanukkah in English

noun

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a lesser Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev (in December) 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.

The festival of Hanukkah commemorates the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem and is accompanied by traditional games, rituals and, of course, food.

Use "hanukkah" in a sentence

1. The Hanukkah song now--no we won't sing the Hanukkah song.

2. Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah.

3. Illuminate both your heart and your home. Happy Hanukkah.

4. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday in December.

5. Traditionally, Blintzes are cooked in oil, which is symbolic of Hanukkah …

6. Parents and other buyers may choose from fine books about the spirit of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.

7. $ km172 5 Agorot (1986-1997) Hanukkah $ km194 5 Agorot (1988) 40th Anniv

8. Barbara Diamond has collected eight stories to reflect the meaning of Hanukkah.

9. So 164 in the cleansing of the temple is what Jews celebrate with Hanukkah.

10. Blintzes are fantastic for Shavuot, when dairy-based foods are favored, or on Hanukkah

11. Jewish people celebrate the holiday of Hanukkah. And some black Americans observe another holiday, Kwanzaa.

12. Our recipe for Hanukkah is a variation on the traditional beer and chili sauce-braised brisket.

13. There are gifts to buy for Christmas, Hanukkah and the African - American celebration of Kwanzaa.

14. This Brisket is a perfect main dish for any Jewish holiday, including Passover, Rosh Hashana and Hanukkah

15. Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights, instead of one day of presents, we get eight crazy nights.

16. Things go from but in the end he finally gets to give Ben Hanukkah and Christmas.

17. In the hasty and confused breakup, nobody wished anybody a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas or a happy New Year.

18. 27 In the hasty and confused breakup, nobody wished anybody a happy Hanukkah, a merry Christmas or a happy New Year.

19. Slowly the big boys became an integral part of the Rosen household, even helping to light the candles at Hanukkah.

20. I threatened her with no lunch, no dinner, no Christmas or Hanukkah presents, no birthday parties for two, three, four years.

21. Candelabrum candle holder , candlestick - a holder with sockets for candles menorah - (Judaism) a Candelabrum with nine branches; used during the Hanukkah festival

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23. Christmas parties, New Year's celebrations, to some Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Lincoln's Day and other state-specific holidays where offices close and some people choose to celebrate and host a party.

24. I have had many students who come from a blended culture family who perhaps the mother celebrated Hanukkah and the father celebrated a different holiday, and so they really do both within their home.

25. My friend's mom found out I had never decorated a Christmas tree, so she let me decorate a tree in their yard and called it my Hanukkah Bush, and left it up for weeks.

26. The Jewish Museum Berlin is celebrating the festival with several events and a première – on Sunday 2 December, the "Bubales – Hanukkah Show!" created especially for the Museum will be performed for the first time

27. Chant: 1 n a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone Examples: Hallel (Judaism) a Chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh Hare Krishna a Chant to the Hindu god Krishna Types: Gregorian Chant , plainChant , plainsong a