When, Where, Jew?

• Official name-Establishing/Dedication" (of the Temple in Jerusalem)

• Celebration of miracles recorded over 2,000 years ago…The first Hanukkah was celebrated in 165 B.C.E.

• Antiochus

Five Fun Facts About Hanukkah !

1. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, lasts for eight days and nights.

2. Hanukkah food are latkes, or potato pancakes.3. starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar

month of Kislev.4. Hanukkah begins on the night of December 4.

5. the holiday is also called the Festival of Rededication.

• Like most holidays, Hanukkah comes with a few traditional foods. The most common Hanukkah food are latkes, or potato pancakes. Fried donuts filled with jelly are also eaten in many Eastern European countries and in Israel.

The exchanging of gifts is a secular Hanukkah tradition that bears little religious significance. Often, parents or grandparents give children a small amount of money, called gelt, or larger Hanukkah gifts, though it is unusual for adults to exchange presents with each other