And lighting a menorah (or a chanukiah, as it’s traditionally called) for eight nights is a beautiful ritual that reinforces those themes. Some people light oil menorahs, and others use candles.

Here’s how it works. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman ...

Menorah imagery “occasionally appears on personal objects such as oil lamps, which, being an illumination vessel, perhaps evoked a feeling of lighting the Temple menorah,” he added.

When the Jews returned to rededicate The Temple in Jerusalem, there was only enough oil for their menorah to burn for one day. However, a miracle occurred, and the menorah remained lit for eight days.

Additionally, some 18,000 olive-oil menorahs with pre-filled oil vials were distributed, along with 14,500 glass boxes to protect menorahs from exposure to the elements and 2,300 additional giant ...

With the tiny supply of ritually pure oil that they found in the temple, they lit the menorah — and it stayed lit for eight days. The ritual of lighting a nightly candle, as well as the emphasis ...

According to the Talmud, Chanukah celebrates the miracle of that oil lasting eight days ... decorated with an Israeli flag and a Chanukah menorah. “In my window like you said we’re supposed ...

After their victory, when they reclaimed the Temple, they found only enough ritually pure olive oil to light the menorah (a seven-branched candelabrum) for one day, but miraculously, it lasted for ...

BUT THESE SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE CALLED THE MACCABEES, LIKE, FOUGHT BACK FOR LIKE A FEW YEARS AND THEN LIKE THEY WENT TO SEARCH FOR OIL FOR THE MENORAH, THE OIL THEY THOUGHT WOULD LAST ONLY ONE DAY ...

Rare, 1,700-year-old oil lamp with Temple menorah decoration found in Jerusalem, along with stone molds used to make similar lamps, in an image released on December 26, 2024.