Jewish Holidays: Celebrating Hanukkah In 2023

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that is celebrated for eight days and nights, beginning on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. It commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. The holiday is also known as the Festival of Lights, as it is traditional to light candles on a menorah each night.