Why do we celebrate Hanukkah?

Hanukkah is the Jewish word for "dedication," and the Jews celebrate this holiday for the entire period of the first dedication. They light the first candle on the first day the menorah was lit, Kislev 25, and continue lighting one additional candle every day until the eighth day. read more

The Jews celebrate Hanukkah as an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the successful Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd Century BCE. Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean War of 165 BCE, between the Jews and the Syrian-Greeks. read more

Learn more about the story of Hannukah, why we celebrate and what we celebrate. These Hanukkah videos will help you celebrate in a deeper way. read more