Hanukkahs
Eight-night Jewish festivals
Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that lasts for eight days, usually in December.
It is based on a legend about a miracle involving a small amount of oil that lasted for eight days.
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
- candlesWax lights with wicks
- blessingsFavors from the divine
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- TempleNamed religious structure
miracle · oil · rededication · Maccabees · synagogue · Torah · dreidel · latkes
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- sour creamCultured dairy condiment
- friedCooked in hot fat
oil · donuts · potatoes · brisket · kugel · rugelach · challah · cheese
Judean revolt leaders
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- TempleNamed religious structure
- desecrationViolating something sacred
resistance · victory · Judea · persecution · rededication · ancient · liberation · oppression
Related people together
- giftsItems freely given
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- songsMusical vocal compositions
games · decorations · feasts · traditions · children · joy · festivities · memories
Being part of the tribe
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- IsraeliMiddle Eastern national
Sephardic · Ashkenazi · secular · interfaith · multiculturalism · heritage · community · tradition
menorah
Jewish ceremonial lampstand
Temple · miracle · oil · rededication · Maccabees · synagogue · Torah · dreidel · latkes · gelt
latkes
Fried shredded potato cakes
- geltSlang for cash
- applesauceCooked fruit puree
- sour creamCultured dairy condiment
fried · oil · donuts · potatoes · brisket · kugel · rugelach · challah · cheese · dairy
Maccabees
Judean revolt leaders
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- TempleNamed religious structure
desecration · resistance · victory · Judea · persecution · rededication · ancient · liberation · oppression · heroism
family
Related people together
- giftsItems freely given
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
songs · games · decorations · feasts · traditions · children · joy · festivities · memories · reunions
Jewish identity
Being part of the tribe
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
Israeli · Sephardic · Ashkenazi · secular · interfaith · multiculturalism · heritage · community · tradition · modern
HanukkahsChristmas
Winter nativity celebration
Christmases · Easter · Christmas Eve · Christian holidays · Good Friday
- happy HanukkahJewish winter festival greeting
- Hanukkah traditionsCustoms of the eight-day festival
- Hanukkah candlesRitual flames for December holiday
- Hanukkah lightsCeremonial winter festival candles
- Hanukkah dinnerMeal during Festival of Lights
- Hanukkah cardSeasonal Jewish greeting paper