Chanukah
Eight-night Jewish holiday
Chanukah is an alternative spelling of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
The spelling variation reflects different transliterations from Hebrew, where the initial sound has no exact English equivalent.
We light the Chanukah candles each night.
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
- latkesFried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- shamashMenorah's attendant flame
- kippahTraditional Jewish head covering
synagogue · rabbi · Hebrew · Torah · kosher · mitzvah · Shabbat · seder
Organized public celebration
- giftsItems freely given
- familyRelated people together
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- songsMusical vocal compositions
games · feasting · latkes · dreidel · gelt · parties · joy · merriment
Wax lights with wicks
- shamashMenorah's attendant flame
- flameBurning gas made visible
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- illuminationProvision of light
glow · wick · oil · lamp · nightfall · windowsill · lighting · beeswax
Slippery viscous fluid
- TempleNamed religious structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- divineOf or from gods
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
faith · supernatural · legend · perseverance · hope · light · blessing · providence
Organized resistance to power
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- TempleNamed religious structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
uprising · resistance · Judea · liberation · tyranny · rebellion · Jonathan · Simon
Renewed formal commitment
- TempleNamed religious structure
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
- altarSacred ritual table
sanctuary · devotion · restoration · holiness · reverence · sanctification · renewal · piety
dreidel
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
kippah · synagogue · rabbi · Hebrew · Torah · kosher · mitzvah · Shabbat · seder · challah
festival
Organized public celebration
songs · games · feasting · latkes · dreidel · gelt · parties · joy · merriment · traditions
candles
Wax lights with wicks
illumination · glow · wick · oil · lamp · nightfall · windowsill · lighting · beeswax · luminary
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- TempleNamed religious structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- divineOf or from gods
wonder · faith · supernatural · legend · perseverance · hope · light · blessing · providence
revolt
Organized resistance to power
- JudahPatriarch and namesake tribe
- TempleNamed religious structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
guerrilla · uprising · resistance · Judea · liberation · tyranny · rebellion · Jonathan · Simon · victory
rededication
Renewed formal commitment
- TempleNamed religious structure
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
altar · sanctuary · devotion · restoration · holiness · reverence · sanctification · renewal · piety · observance
- Jewish ObservanceShabbat, Kiddush, Havdalah, morning prayers, evening prayers
- Light Festivalslanterns, Diwali, lantern festival, light shows, illuminations
- Jewish CalendarRosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Pesach, Passover, Purim
- Jewish holidaysPassover, Pesach, Purim, Rosh Hashanah, Shavuot
- MaccabeesHasmonean dynasty, Jonathan, Simon
- HalachaShabbat, kosher, brit milah, tefillin, beit din
ChanukahChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Easter · Diwali · Eid al-Fitr · Kwanzaa · Advent