Channukkah
Eight-night Jewish celebration
Channukkah is a spelling variant of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
The holiday falls in late November or December and is marked by lighting candles on a menorah, eating fried foods, and exchanging gifts.
The many transliterations from Hebrew—Chanukah, Hannukah, Chanukkah—reflect the absence of exact English equivalents for certain Hebrew sounds.
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- dreidelHebrew-lettered spinning top
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- shamashMenorah's attendant flame
blessings · miracle · Temple · oil · Maccabees · candles · prayer · Torah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- doughnutsRing-shaped fried pastries
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
fried · potatoes · brisket · kugel · challah · rugelach · cheese · pancakes
Judean revolt leaders
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- TempleNamed religious structure
rededication · Hellenism · victory · resistance · oppression · liberation · ancient · Israel
Items freely given
- familyRelated people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
songs · decorations · cards · celebrations · traditions · festivities · children · joy
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
shamash · blessings · miracle · Temple · oil · Maccabees · candles · prayer · Torah · rededication
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
candles · blue · white · silver · gold · light · flames · nun · hay · shin
latkes
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- doughnutsRing-shaped fried pastries
oil · fried · potatoes · brisket · kugel · challah · rugelach · cheese · pancakes · fritters
Maccabees
Judean revolt leaders
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
Temple · rededication · Hellenism · victory · resistance · oppression · liberation · ancient · Israel · Judea
gifts
Items freely given
- familyRelated people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
games · songs · decorations · cards · celebrations · traditions · festivities · children · joy · reunion
ChannukkahChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Easter · Eid al-Fitr · Diwali · Kwanzaa · Eid al-Adha
ChannukkahTisha B'Av
Jewish fast commemorating calamities
desecration · Yom Kippur · darkness · exile · assimilation
dedication, Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hannukah, Hanukah, Channukah, Chanukka