Channukah
Jewish winter celebration
Channukah is a variant spelling of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
The spelling variations—Chanukah, Hannukah, Channukah—reflect different transliterations of the Hebrew letter chet.
We lit the Channukah candles each night.
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
Judean revolt leaders
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- templeSacred worship structure
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- HellenisticOf post-Alexander Greek civilization
liberation · victory · resistance · Jerusalem · desecration · purification · perseverance
Wax lights with wicks
- shamashMenorah's attendant flame
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
glow · candleholder · wick · blessings · kindling · nightly · illumination · candelabrum
Year's coldest quarter
- DecemberYear's final month
- holidayDay of rest
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
children · joy · commemoration · observance · family · togetherness · seasonal · rededication
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
- giftsItems freely given
- songsMusical vocal compositions
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- nunHebrew alphabet's fourteenth
hey · shin · spinning · blessings · storytelling · decorations
Slippery viscous fluid
- cruseSmall ceramic liquid container
- faithTrust without proof
- providenceDivine protective care
- wondersCauses of awe
lasting · supernatural · blessing · legend
latkes
Fried shredded potato cakes
applesauce · fried · oil · cheese · rugelach · tzimmes · fritters
Maccabees
Judean revolt leaders
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- templeSacred worship structure
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
Hellenistic · liberation · victory · resistance · Jerusalem · desecration · purification · perseverance
candles
Wax lights with wicks
windowsill · glow · candleholder · wick · blessings · kindling · nightly · illumination · candelabrum · display
winter
Year's coldest quarter
parties · children · joy · commemoration · observance · family · togetherness · seasonal · rededication
dreidel
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
nun · hey · shin · spinning · blessings · storytelling · decorations
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- cruseSmall ceramic liquid container
- faithTrust without proof
- providenceDivine protective care
wonders · lasting · supernatural · blessing · legend
ChannukahYom Kippur
Annual Jewish atonement observance
Rosh Hashanah · High Holy Days · Tisha B'Av · Passover · Shavuot
ChannukahChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Easter · Advent · Saturnalia · Kwanzaa · Diwali