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	Hanukah Guidelines
		The eight days of Hanukah were established by the rabbis as days of happiness and praisegiving to the Almighty in celebration of the miraculous victory of the Macabees and the rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem.
		Even if one is in a time zone that is so different from his family's that the family will not have lit by the time it becomes morning for him, he should not light with a beracha where he is. He still is included in their lighting.
		Hanukah, commemorating both the miraculous military victory and the rededication of the purified Temple, is celebrated by lighting a Menorah.
	www.judaic.org /halakhot/hanukah.htm (2044 words)

	Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hanukah, the Hebrew word meaning dedication, is celebrated for eight days in the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually occurs in mid to late December.
		Hanukah recalls the struggle for religious freedom and commemorates the victory of the Jews over the Hellenistic Syrians in the year 165 B.C.E. The story begins in 338 B.C.E. when Philip of Macedon invaded Greece.
		The omission of Hanukah may also have reflected a certain Rabbinic disdain of the latter Hasmonean dynasty of priest-kings who later, ironically, became Hellenists and actually opposed and even persecuted the rabbis.
	www.everythingjewish.com /Hanukah/origins.htm (1073 words)

	Origins and Celebrations of Hanunkah or Chanukah
		Hanukah, or the Festival of Lights, is celebrated with eight days of presents, games, songs and feasting.
		While Hanukah's origins are of a minor festival, it has become a major celebration, especially for Jews in North America.
		Latkes are the most traditional Hanukah food as the fried potato pancakes are a reminder of the oil that burned for eight days instead of one.
	www.fabulousfoods.com /holidays/xmas/hanukah.html (642 words)

	Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hanukah, the festival of lights, commemorates the time in days of yore when the Maccabees went to rebuild the temple, which had been destroyed during a war with the Syrians.
		When they went to light the lamp in order to begin the process of rebuilding the temple, they found, much to their dismay, that there was only enough oil to last for one day.
		On Hanukah, we celebrate this miracle, and eat potato pancakes called latkes, which are appropriate for Hanukah because they are cooked in oil.
	members.tripod.com /~candykane7/index-3.html (175 words)

	Celebrate Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hanukah was a struggle for freedom of religious practice, the first such (Passover not withstanding) in recorded history.
		Hanukah affirms the universal truth that the only effective answer to oppression is to fight for and defend the very values and principles which that oppression threatens and tries to suppress
		Hanukah as a festival of faith affirms the declaration of the prophet Zachariah (5:6): “Not by might, nor by power, but by My spirit, saith the Lord of Hosts.” The Maccabean struggle was even more a fight for Judaism than a fight against Hellenism.
	www.templeofaaron.org /Candles.html (1990 words)

	The Compass Online - Hanukah
		Hanukah, which means dedication in Hebrew and is also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is an eight day holiday that commemorates the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean revolt of the 2nd century BCE.
		The celebration behind Hanukah is due to the fact that when the Maccabees reclaimed the temple after it was in shambles and torn apart by the Greco-Syrians the fighters found only enough oil to light the candelabra for one day.
		Hanukah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, during the darkest days of the years.
	compass.lssu.edu /content/view/186/49 (312 words)

	Hanefesh: Jewish Laws and Customs for the Holiday of Hanukah (Chanukah) with the blessings
		The Hebrew word Hanukah means "dedication." In the 2nd century BCE, the Syrian-Greek regime of Antiochus sought to pull Jews away from Judaism, with the hopes of assimilating them into Hellenism - Greek culture.
		Hanukah it is, the menorah must easily display how many candles have been lit.
		Since we are forbidden to use the Hanukah lights for any purpose other than viewing, this way any benefit is as if coming from the Shamash.
	www.hanefesh.com /edu/Holidays/Hanukah.htm (1309 words)

	Hanukkah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jews light the Hanukah menorah in memory of the Menorah which was used in the Temple.
		On the first night of the Hanukah, the first candle is placed to the far right of the menorah.
		The last day of Hanukah is thought to have special significance as the culmination of the holiday.
	www.everythingjewish.com /Hanukah/Laws.htm (1726 words)

	Akhlah: Hanukah Traditions
		For eight days beginning on the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev we light the menorah to celebrate the victory and the miracle of Hanukah.
		That is why we celebrate Hanukah beginning on the 25th of the month of Kislev.
		Hanukah is the story of heroes and bravery.
	www.akhlah.com /holidays/hanukkah/hanukkah_traditions.php (484 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: The Real Hanukah Story by Moshe Dann
		Hanukah is not only about a conflict between Jews and their persecutors, but a power struggle among Jews over assimilation and ultimately Jewish identity.
		That is precisely what worried the rabbis, and may explain the adoption of the ritual lighting that we observe on Hanukah.
		Beit Shammai hold that the lights "correspond to the bullocks of the (Succot) Festival," focusing specifically on the Temple.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=16195 (1104 words)

	Bible Code Digest.com - Hanukah Bible Codes - Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The contrast between the Hanukah cluster and these new examples provides compelling evidence in favor of the validity of these clusters.
		To illustrate this, let's look at a comparison of the Hanukah example with the most extensive and improbable code grouping discovered to date—the Isaiah 53 cluster about Christ's life, His crucifixion and the controversy over His claimed resurrection.
		Consequently, the Hanukah cluster should no longer be used as a reasonable example of how codes similar to Bible code findings can be found in any book.
	www.biblecodedigest.com /hanukah2 (1428 words)

	Saul and the Restless: About Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hanukah celebrates the miracle of the Jewish military victory over the Assyrians and the resanctification of the Temple.
		The word hanukah means dedication and refers to the dedication of the resanctified Temple.
		As holidays go, Hanukah is a relatively minor one in the Jewish year.
	home.att.net /~saulcarliner/hanukah.htm (209 words)

	Happy Hanukah \|\| History Of Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The way to perform the commandment of lightening Hanukah menorah for 8 days is to light it with pure olive oil and cotton wicks, since their light is pure and it causes us to remember the light of the Menorah which was lit with olive oil.
		On the first night of Hanukah, one light is lit and on the next night another light is added and so on, until the eighth night when all the lights are lit.
		The eight days of Hanukah are days of games for the children of Israel.
	www.narenj.com /hanukah (370 words)

	Happy Hanukah!
		The origins of Hanukah or the Festival of Lights are an event that happened 200 years before the birth of Christ.
		An important part of the Hanukah celebration is the menorah.
		A popular food for Hanukah is potato pancakes, or latkes, cooked in oil in honor of the miracle.
	www.bry-backmanor.org /holidayfun/hannukah.html (213 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: A Hip Look for Hanukah
		Hanukah traditionally commemorates the victory 2,500 years ago of a small number of Jews, the Maccabees, over their Hellenistic oppressors.
		In the Hanukah installment of the "Hevrah Capers," Molly's magical drawing pad is stolen, and she and her friends are unable to get it back until they learn what Levine calls "the essential lesson of the holiday."
		This exclusively Hanukah Web page was created last year with practicing and non-practicing Jews in mind, said Rabbi Levi Shemtov, director of the Washington office of the American Friends of Lubavitch.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/local/religion/dec98/hanukah12.htm (1218 words)

	hanukah chanukah hanukkah jewish gifts and presents for holidays passover torah dreidel yom kippur hanakah
		hanukah chanukah hanukkah jewish gifts and presents for holidays passover torah dreidel yom kippur hanakah
		Hanukah, or Chanukah, or Hanukkah, translates into the words "dedicate" and "beginning".
		Because the Greeks had desecrated it, the Maccabees rededicated to mark the Temple's new beginning.
	www.hanukah.com /chanukah/origin-hanukah.html (104 words)

	JRF - Holidays in Israel - Hanukah
		Hanukah in Israel is not a time of gift giving but a time for the sweet smell of sufganiyot (donuts), the retelling of stories, and Hanukiyot in window sills lighting up the darkest nights of Kislev.
		Whether celebrated as the traditional 'rededication,' "Hag HaMaccabim/Hashmonaim" national Zionist liberation, or miracles for a broken world, as long as the symbolism of the Hanukah candles is up for discussion, Hanukah for many Israelis will continue to be about new understandings and interpretations of liberation and light.
		In recent years, the study and celebration of Hanukah has focused on the nature of heroism.
	www.jrf.org /israel/hanukah-main.html (177 words)

	JRF Holidays in Israel - Hanukah - Action
		For generations, Jews the world over have used plenty of oil in their Hanukah baking and cooking.
		Potato pancakes, known in Hebrew as 'levivot' and in Yiddish as 'latkes', are a Hanukah favorite in all Jewish communities.
		Because Hanukah is in the same season, Jews in Russia soon adopted them as a holiday favorite.
	www.jrf.org /israel/hanukah-action.html (368 words)

	The Assemblies Website - Current Assemblies
		To explain the festival of Hanukah, and think about the light of God in our lives.
		Note: There is another Hanukah assembly, with more detail of how the festival is celebrated today, permanently available in the Festivals of World Religions section.
		At the same time, say this: Winter is very dark, but Hanukah reminds people that God is the light when things get difficult, when we have to do things that we don't want to do.
	www.assemblies.org.uk /2002/nov02_hanukah.html (578 words)

	Hanukah Happening
		Prepare props for interviewees such as a wreath for the king and crowns with Hanukah symbols for s'vivon and sufgania.
		Leave time at the end of the Hanukah Happening to sit down together.
		These ideas can of course be presented to the entire class, or less than five stations can be used at a Hanukah Happening.
	www.etni.org.il /holidays/happening.html (1129 words)

	Celebrate Hanukah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On Saturday night Hanukah candles are lit after Havdalah.
		Play dreidel, read a Hanukah story or talk with your family and friends.
		Blessed is Adonai our God, Ruler of the Universe, by whose Mitzvot we are hallowed, who commands us to kindle the Hanukah lights.
	www.templeofaaron.org /Hanukah.html (380 words)

	A Hanukah Carol
		“Hanukah – humbug!” said Ebenezer Scroogewitz as he passed through the city streets on the first night of Hanukah.
		All about him, Jews were exchanging presents and enjoying parties – just like their gentile neighbors.
		“You have failed to get into the Hanukah spirit and so you will be visited by three spirits – the Spirits of Hanukah Past, Hanukah Presents, and Hanukah Yet-to-Come,” said Sy, showing irritation that his trailing chain of Hanukah gelt wasn’t making a more impressive noise.
	www.utj.org /Torah/viewpoints/hannukahcarol.htm (849 words)

	Hanukah
		Some people think Hanukah's just the “Jewish Christmas”; or the “Hebrew Kwanzaa” or the “Yiddish Ramadan.” But Hanukah is a unique holiday in its own right, overflowing with lessons for us all.
		Hanukah about a lot more than just spinning the dreidel and getting a Hallmark card.
		In any case, Hanukah is a holiday, so it’s got to be about Family Togetherness, right?
	www.supermasterpiece.com /features/stephen/hanukah.html (284 words)

	Hanukah Links
		If you know of any Hanukah links that do not appear here, please send the URL to - ask@etni.org
		Thanks to Rananah Gold, Ruth Ophir and Shifra Slonim who are sharing this booklet of Hanukah activities--play, cut-out figures, interviews, murals, recipes--which they are using at Kaye College for their Hanukah happening.
		Hanukah - The Pedagogic Center of the Jewish Agency
	www.etni.org.il /holidays/hannukah.htm (392 words)

	Rubber Stamps for Hanukah Arts and Craft, Holiday Projects - 1 Stop Square
		Hanukah Rubber Stamps for Arts and Craft, Holiday Projects
		Sizes of our Hanukah Rubber Stamps may slightly vary.
		Printed Size of the Hanukah rubber stamps are read as Width X Height - size you will see after Stamping.
	www.1stopsquare.com /hanukah.html (93 words)

	Hanukah Songsheets
		Mi Y'malel This is probably the second-most-well-known Hanukah song, next to Maoz Tsur.
		Svivon Sov Sov Sov A simple and fun Hanukah song, very popular in Israel, and gaining popularity elsewhere.
		If you think you need either of these, let us know.
	www.exc.com /CL/Songsheets/Hanukah.cgi (400 words)

	Hanukah Music N' More
		"Hanukah in Santa Monica" while you browse our site.
		Hanukah Bird (Hip Hop from Eric Schwart aka Smooth-E, the Surburban Homeboy)
		Funny Hanukah - a puppet feature (from Chabad, but worth watching)
	www.bethesdajewish.com /shop/shop_hanukah.htm (61 words)

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