Resisting assimilation, the Maccabees defeated the Syrian army, and reclaiming the Temple, they kindled again its holy ... menorah is nuanced: “Our rabbis taught: it is incumbent to place ...

Until then, Jewish menorahs had seven branches, like the one used in the Holy Temple ... to understand the menorah’s placement. Originally, the traditional place to display a hanukkiah ...

Is it halakhically permitted to recite L’Hadlik Ner (Shel) Hanukkah – To Kindle the Hanukkah Light – over an electric menorah ... so that when we place it in the window to publicize the ...

Fogelman said the lighting of the grand menorah has been a ... is a Jewish holiday that takes place during the winter and celebrates the rededication of The Holy Temple during the second century ...

The holiday takes place for eight nights and days, commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple ... an amount of oil to keep the commemorative Menorah lit for one night.