LinorStore Designs: Hanukkah Traditions

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Hanukkah Traditions

The word hanukkah means dedication. The Festival of Lights celebrates the rededication of the holy Temple after the Greeks destroyed it, trying to force Greek cultures and beliefs on Jewish people.

Our hero of the story is Judah Maccabee, who led a small army against the Greeks and won the battle driving the Greeks from the land.

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When they relit the menorah in the holy Temple, they found only a single container of ritually pure olive oil that normally would last one day, but this one lasted eight. The sages instituted the holiday of Chanukah to celebrate the miracle.

You add a new candle to the menorah for each of Chanukah's eight nights and light them after sundown. The ninth candle, called the shamash (“helper”) is used to light the others.

There are actually arguments about lighting all the candles on the first night or the last. The most common practice is to light one additional candle each night, placing them from right to left, but lighting them from left to right.

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