Hanukah What is Hanukkah? Hanukkah is a Jewish festival, lasting eight days from the 25th day of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple in 165 BC by the Maccabees after its desecration by the Syrians. It is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights. In Hanukkah it is a way to celebrate the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah is also a celebration kind of like a Jewish Christmas, but a different meaning. Christmas is the celebration of Jesus being born the Messiah where in Judaism, Jesus is not to be believed to be the Messiah. The Messiah is the Savior, but …show more content…
Jews don’t believe Jesus is the Savior. We are still waiting for our Savior. A main purpose of lighting the menorah is to communicate the miracle to the family.
The whole family should be there for the menorah lighting. If everyone cannot be there, than one person is allowed to light on everyone’s behalf. To increase the communication of the miracle Hashem did for us, most people light the menorah in the window. Anywhere the family can see it is acceptable. Use a Shammosh to help the Hanukkah menorah lights. It should always be above the other eight and use a Shammosh to light other candles. The first night you light at the far right of the menorah. You then light the far left candles and it goes back and forth. When you light the menorah it is required to sing the blessings. It is most preferred to light the menorah with oil because the miracle happened with oil. The lights must burn for at least half an hour. When the Sabbath has started it is forbidden to light anymore. The blessings are a big part of Hanukkah. Because it shows that you are worshiping and acknowledging our savior. First in English or your native languages recite... “I am hereby ready and prepared to fulfill the commandment of lighting the Chanukah menorah” after you must recite these blessings “boruch attah adonoy, elohainu Melech ha-olam, asher kidishanu b’mitzvotav, v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Chanukah” (Chabad.org). That blessing translates into “blessed are you, lord our god, king of the universe, who has sanctified us with his commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah …show more content…
light.” Other Hanukah traditions would be eating foods that are fried in oil or made with, cheese like a latke which is a fried potato pancake like a hash brown but better.
Chocolate coins are also a treat to have. Also doughnuts would be included because it is fried. The reason they have fried and cheesy items is because there was 1 candle left to keep all the Jews alive and the oil was only supposed to last a day but it lasted seven so that is why they cherish oil. (Hanukah lasts 8 days and it changes every year it ranges from November to December, whichever one is closer to the Kislev month. This year of 2016 it is said to start on the 24th to the 1st where gifts are exchanged and contributions made to the poor.) To conclude, Hanukkah has many meanings to it and many traditions, reasons, and beliefs. Jews light the menorah to communicate and spread their belief because it is their thought that it is a positive message to others. The blessings will always be an important part because it makes Jews feel whole and comfortable. Traditions are Important because if there were no traditions, how would we celebrate this important day of the oil miracle? Would we dance or sleep how would we know what to do if there were no traditions, no blessings, no feast, no menorah? This is why Hanukah exists because of all of these
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Hanukkah is a religious holiday celebrated by the Jewish, it involves the burning of eight candles, one each day. Some people say that Hanukkah is basically a Jewish Christmas, but its not, no holiday is celebrated is the same way as Hanukkah. Also, what holiday has more than three names, Hanukkah does. Its names are Hanukkah, Chanukah, Festival of Lights, the Feast of Dedication, and the Feast of the Maccabees.
Jewish Historical Origin/ Time of Year The Jewish religious tradition of Rosh Hashanah celebrates the birthday of the world and a time of divine judgment. It is then followed by another holiday, called Yom Kippur, ten days later. These two traditions are called the High Holidays. Rosh Hashanah encapsulates four major and interconnected themes, which are: The Jewish New Year, The Day of Shofar Blowing, The Day of Remembrance, and The Day of Judgment (Layton, 2014).
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By giving back through your words and actions, the holiday can be a very graceful and godly time when individuals can reflect and try to make themselves a better person. These holidays allow spiritual growth, which is one of the most vital aspects of the Jewish religion. Without an absolute understanding of gratitude, faith, and humbling yourself before God, this religion is not truly embraced, by embracing these aspects the religion can be illuminated in all ways and seen as one of the most beautiful parts of life.
Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah heads the year of Jewish festivals and. traditions. The. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and is usually celebrated for two days in September or October, depending on the weather. when it falls in the Hebrew calendar.
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...g the children gifts. Instead Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthazar do! The children often leave their shoes filled with barley and wheat on balconies, porches, or under the Christmas tree, for the 3 kings to leave presents in during the night. In the morning the barley and wheat is replaced with toys, candy, and other gifts!
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...ld dress up as if going to church to have Thanksgiving dinner. In Hanukkah the menorah is put in front of the window so that everyone can take notice of the miracle that happened. There is also a decoration for the stairs which is usually Jewish symbols like the Star of David which can be placed anywhere from the silver wear to onto the table cloth.
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The diet of any culture is important to consider when looking at the lifestyles of others to fully understand how they live. The basic diet of the Jewish is termed koshe...
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