Hanukkah : Game of Dreidel a part of the Tradition

Hanukkah : Game of Dreidel a part of the Tradition

The playing of the ‘Dreidel’ game isperhaps the most famous custom associated with Hanukkah. Legend has it that when the ancient Greeks outlawed the study of Torah, Jews used spinning tops popular gambling devices to outsmart them. A dreidel is a pointed, four-sided top normally made of wood or plastic, which can be made to spin on its pointed base. Although Hanukkah has a universal secular message of religious freedom, the menorah is an inherently […]

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 December 5, 2018
Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights

Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights

Hanukkah starts at sundown on Dec. 2, 2018, and across the world Jewish people the Festival of Lights. The celebration runs for eight days, ending this year on Dec. 10. And here are the few things that you should know about Hanukkah. First of all as it is popularly believed Hanukkah is not a Jewish Christmas though many a times these two celebrations overlap and in Hanukkah too like in Christmas gifts are exchanges, but […]

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 December 3, 2018
What is Hanukkah? Info you need about Chanukah

What is Hanukkah? Info you need about Chanukah

What is Hanukkah? Info you need about Chanukah Chanukah (Hanukkah)  is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Source : https://www.chabad.org The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple (as you’ll read below). Also spelled Hanukkah (or variations of that spelling), the Hebrew word is actually pronounced with a guttural, “kh” sound, kha-nu-kah, not tcha-new-kah. What Chanukah Commemorates In […]

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 December 3, 2018

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