Chanukkah
Jewish winter celebration
Chanukkah is a variant spelling of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
The spelling reflects different transliterations of the Hebrew letter chet: We celebrated Chanukkah with my grandmother this year.
Also spelled Chanukah.
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
- geltSlang for cash
- giftsItems freely given
- familyRelated people together
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
parties · songs · children · decorations · gatherings · winter · festivity
Sacred worship structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- cheeseFermented milk solid
Menorah's attendant flame
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- lightingArt of illuminating spaces
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
blessings · kindling · nightfall · windowsill · wick · flame · glow · illumination
Jewish law commandment
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- observanceKeeping of customs
- traditionCustom passed through generations
dreidel
Hebrew-lettered spinning top
games · parties · songs · children · decorations · gatherings · winter · festivity
temple
Sacred worship structure
- rededicationRenewed formal commitment
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- miracleSupernatural occurrence beyond explanation
latkes
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
shamash
Menorah's attendant flame
prayers · blessings · kindling · nightfall · windowsill · wick · flame · glow · illumination
mitzvah
Jewish law commandment
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- observanceKeeping of customs
tradition · faith · covenant · sanctification
ChanukkahChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Easter · Eid al-Fitr · Diwali · Kwanzaa · Ramadan
Chanukkahwinter solstice
Shortest day, longest night
Saturnalia · summer solstice · Beltane · midsummer · Festivus
ChanukkahTisha B'Av
Jewish fast commemorating calamities
Holocaust Remembrance Day · Yom Kippur · Passover · Rosh Hashanah
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