The festival of Hanukkah, celebrated annually, is not merely a commemoration of the historical victory of the Maccabees. According to Rabbi Yoel Pinto, son and successor of the Admor Rabbi Yoshiyahu ...
Hanukkah—also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew—is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...