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Hanukkah

The History of. Hanukkah. The History.

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Hanukkah

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  1. The History of... Hanukkah

  2. The History • The holiday originated when Judah the Maccabee and his followers reclaimed the temple in the village of Modi'in from Syrian King Antiochus IV. The temple was cleansed and prepared for rededication. The Hebrew word Hanukkah means "dedication." When the sacred temple Menorah (candelabra) was relit, there was only enough sacred oil to burn for one day. Yet, according to tradition, the oil miraculously lasted eight days until more purified oil could be found.

  3. The Menorah or Hanukiah • A hanukkiyah is a candelabrum with eight candleholders in a row and a ninth candleholder set a little above the others. It's different from a menorah, which has seven branches and was used in the Temple before it was destroyed in 70 CE. A hanukkiyah is nevertheless a kind of menorah.

  4. The Menorah or Hanukiah

  5. The Dreidle • The four letters which appear on the four corners of a dreidel alude to the miracle of Hanukkah. They spell out: Nes (N-miracle), Gadol (G-great), Haya (H-happened) and Sham (S-there, meaning in Israel).

  6. The Dreidle Game • Nun-Means nothing happens. • Gimmel-Get all of the candy/money in the pot. • Hay-Get half of items in the pot. • Shin-You have to share by putting something in the pot.

  7. Hannukah Foods • Fried food reminds us of the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days when the Maccabees purified and rededicated the holy Temple in Jerusalem. Potato pancakes (latkas in Yiddish and Livivot in Hebrew) and doughnuts (soofganiot in Hebrew) are traditional Hanukkah treats.

  8. Fried Doughnuts, Latkes

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