Tag : Hanukkah
Hanukkah title : Hanukkah 2017: The 'Festival of Lights' and the Christian Faith, Traditions, Meaning, and History
summary : Tuesday, December 12 marks the first day of Hanukkah, also known as the Feast of Dedication" or the "Festival of Lights." The eight-day Jewish holiday, which ends in the evening of Wednesday, December 20, celebrates the rededication of Jerusalem's holy temple in 164 B.C. after it was defiled by a pagan ruler.
date : Dec 12, 2017 11:28 AM EST
Benjamin Netanyahu title : Defiant Netanyahu Won’t Allow Israel to be ‘Spit On,’ Vows to ‘Respond Forcefully’ After UN Anti-Settlement Vote
summary : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “respond forcefully” against countries who voted in favor of a U.N. resolution that states the Western Wall is occupied territory.
date : Dec 30, 2016 10:02 AM EST
Rachel Elkayam is going home after 68 years title : Happy Hanukkah For a Jewish Great Grandmother: Girl Forced to Live As an Arab in Syria Finally Returns to Israel After 68 Years
summary : Rachel Elkayam, 85-year-old Syrian great grandmother, is experiencing a very special Hanukkah this year as she celebrates it in the land of her birth - Israel - for the first time in 68 years.
date : Dec 16, 2015 01:18 PM EST
Menorah - Hanukkah title : Hanukkah Traditions, Meaning of Festival of Lights, History: American Culture Left Its Mark on Celebrations
summary : Although this important Jewish holiday is widely celebrated in Israel and across the West, Hanukkah has incorporated elements of American culture to stay relevant.
date : Dec 17, 2014 01:21 AM EST