The sound represented by Ch (, similar to the Scottish pronunciation of loch) is not native to the English language. The spelling Hanukkah, which is based on using characters of the English alphabet as symbols to re-create the word's correct spelling in Hebrew, is the most common and the preferred choice of Merriam–Webster, Collins English Dictionary, the Oxford Style Manual, and the style guides of The New York Times and The Guardian. It is most commonly transliterated to English as Hanukkah or Chanukah. Spelling variations due to transliteration of Hebrew Ḥet Nun Vav Kaf Hey 25 (of Kislev) + 5 (Books of Torah) = 30, which is the number of the song.

Psalm 30 is called שיר חנכת הבית‎, the 'Song of Ḥănukkāt HaBayit', The Song of the 'Dedication' of the House', and is traditionally recited on Hanukkah.

Jewish law adopted the position of Hillel. Hillel argued in favor of starting with one candle and lighting an additional one every night, up to eight on the eighth night (because the miracle grew in greatness each day). Shammai opined that eight candles should be lit on the first night, seven on the second night, and so on down to one on the last night (because the miracle was greatest on the first day). This is a reference to the disagreement between two rabbinical schools of thought – the House of Hillel and the House of Shammai – on the proper order in which to light the Hanukkah flames.

חנוכה (Hanukkah) is also the Hebrew acronym for ח נרות והלכה כבית הלל – 'Eight candles, and the halakha is like the House of Hillel'.

חינוך Chinuch, from the same root, is the name for Jewish education, emphasizing ethical training and discipline.

The name can be broken down into חנו כ״ה, ' rested twenty-fifth', referring to the fact that the Jews ceased fighting on the 25th day of Kislev, the day on which the holiday begins.Many homiletical explanations have been given for the name: On Hanukkah, the Maccabean Jews regained control of Jerusalem and rededicated the Temple. The name 'Hanukkah' derives from the Hebrew verb ' חנך', meaning 'to dedicate'. 4.9 Hanukkah as the end of the High Holy Days.4.3.2 Blessing for the miracles of Hanukkah.4.3.1 Blessing for lighting the candles.Nevertheless, Hanukkah has attained major cultural significance in North America and elsewhere, especially among secular Jews, due to often occurring around the same time as Christmas during the holiday season. Originally instituted as a feast 'in the manner of Sukkot (Booths)', it does not come with the corresponding obligations, and is therefore a relatively minor holiday in strictly religious terms. Since the 1970s, the worldwide Chabad Hasidic movement has initiated public menorah lightings in open public places in many countries. Other Hanukkah festivities include singing Hanukkah songs, playing the game of dreidel and eating oil-based foods, such as latkes and sufganiyot, and dairy foods. Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shammash until all eight candles are lit together on the final night of the festival. This unique candle is called the shammash ( Hebrew: שַׁמָּשׁ, 'attendant'). One branch is typically placed above or below the others and its candle is used to light the other eight candles. The festival is observed by lighting the candles of a candelabrum with nine branches, commonly called a menorah or hanukkiah. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. Hanukkah ( / ˈ h ɑː n ə k ə/ Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה‎, Modern: Ḥanuka, Tiberian: Ḥanukā listen), also known as the Festival of Lights ( Hebrew: חַג הַאוּרִים, Ḥag HaUrim), is a Jewish festival commemorating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. Purim, as a rabbinically decreed holiday.

Playing the dreidel game, and giving Hanukkah geltĢ5 Kislev, 26 Kislev, 27 Kislev, 28 Kislev, 29 Kislev, 30 Kislev, 1 Tevet, 2 Tevet, 3 Tevet

Eating foods fried in oil, such as latkes and sufganiyot, and dairy foods.

Singing special songs, such as Ma'oz Tzur. The Maccabees successfully revolted against Antiochus IV Epiphanes.Īccording to the Talmud, a later text, the Temple was purified and the wicks of the menorah miraculously burned for eight days, even though there was only enough sacred oil for one day's lighting. English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem)

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