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He ordered houses to be burned down and tens of thousands of Jews were killed or put into slavery. On his way home from having to retreat from a battle, Antiochus stopped in Jerusalem and he let out all his anger on the city and the Jewish people. The brother of the Jewish high priest wanted to be more Greek, so he bribed Antiochus so he would be come the new High Priest instead of his brother! Three years later another man bribed Antiochus even more to let him become the High Priest! To pay his bribe he stole some of the objects made of gold that were used in the Jewish Temple. Some of the Jews wanted to be more Greek, but most wanted to stay Jewish. Antiochus wanted all the empire to follow Greek ways of life and the Greek religion with all its gods.
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In 171 BCE/BC, There was a new King called Antiochus IV, who also called himself Antiochus Epiphanes which means 'Antiochus the visible god'. However, they could follow their own religion and its practises. The Story behind HanukkahĪbout 200 BCE/BC Israel was a state in the Seleucid Empire (an empire ruled under Greek law) and under the overall charge of the King of Syria. Favourites are 'latkes' - potato pancakes and 'sufganiyot' - deep fried doughnuts that are then filled with jam/jelly and sprinkled with sugar. If the letter is 'nun' (נ) come up nothing happens, if it's 'gimel' (ג) the player wins the pot, if it's 'hay' (ה) you win half the pot and if it's 'shin' (for 'there' ש) or 'pe' (for 'here' פ) you have to put another item into the pot and the next person has a spin!įood fried in oil is traditionally eaten during Hanukkah. Each player put a coin, nut or chocolate coin in a pot and the top is spun. The four letter are the first letter of the phrase 'Nes Gadol Hayah Sham' which means 'A great miracle happened there' (in Israel, 'there' is changed to 'here' so it's 'Nes Gadol Hayah Po'). It's a four sided top with a Hebrew letter on each side. The most popular is 'dreidel' (Yiddish) or 'sivivon' (Hebrew). Lots of games are played during the time of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is also a time for giving and receiving presents and gifts are often given on each night. (goes to another site - there are audio versions of the Hanukkah blessings in English and Hebrew and a printable instructions sheet).
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To find out more about lighting the candles in a Hanukkah menorah, please see this excellent page on How to Light the Hanukkah Candles from the PJ Library. Most Jewish families and households have a special menorah and celebrate Hanukkah. The menorah is put in the front window of houses so people passing can see the lights and remember the story of Hanukkah. The candles are lit from the left to right with the newest candle first.Ī special blessing, thanking God, is said before lighting the candles and a special Jewish hymn is often sung. The shammash is lit first and is then used to light the other candles. The candles are added from the right to left as the Hebrew language is written/read from right to left. This carries on through the eight nights until all the candles are in place and lit on the eighth and final night of the festival. On the second night, another candle is added from right to left. On the first night two candles are placed in the menorah - the shammash and one candle in the most right position in the menorah. The shammash is often in the center of the other candles and has a higher position. There is a special ninth candle called the 'shammash' or servant/helper candle which is used to light the other candles. In 2022, Hanukkah will be from the evening of Sunday, 18th December until the evening of Monday, 26th December.ĭuring Hanukkah, on each of the eight nights, a candle is lit in a special menorah (candelabra) called a 'hanukkiyah'.
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In 2021, Hanukkah was from the evening of Sunday, 28th November until the evening of Monday, 6th December. Because the Jewish calendar is lunar (it uses the moon for its dates), Kislev can happen from late November to late December. (Hanukkah is the Hebrew and Aramaic word for 'dedication'.) Hanukkah lasts for eight days and starts on the eve of the Kislev 25, the month in the Jewish calendar that occurs at about the same time as December. This happened in the 160s BCE/BC (before Jesus was born). Hanukkah (sometimes spelt Chanukah) is the Jewish Festival of Lights and it remembers the rededication of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, in Israel.