{"id":33151,"date":"2015-12-06T14:09:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T13:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/?p=33151"},"modified":"2015-12-06T14:09:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-06T13:09:41","slug":"happy-hanukkah-2015-to-our-jewish-friends-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/happy-hanukkah-2015-to-our-jewish-friends-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hanukkah 2015 to our Jewish Friends around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_33152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33152\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Happy-Hanukkah-Tags.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33152\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Happy-Hanukkah-Tags.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Hanukkah 2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Hanukkah 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We just want to wish a very\u00a0Happy Hanukkah 2015 to our Jewish Friends around the World<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. Hanukkah, which means \u201cdedication\u201d in Hebrew, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar and usually falls in November or December. Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YSOZP_M6eM\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HISTORY OF HANUKKAH<br \/>\nThe events that inspired the Hanukkah holiday took place during a particularly turbulent phase of Jewish history. Around 200 B.C., Judea\u2014also known as the Land of Israel\u2014came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, proved less benevolent: Ancient sources recount that he outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. In 168 B.C., his soldiers descended upon Jerusalem, massacring thousands of people and desecrating the city\u2019s holy Second Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing pigs within its sacred walls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BOegH4uYe-c\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did You Know?<br \/>\nThe story of Hanukkah does not appear in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. It is, however, mentioned in the New Testament, in which Jesus attends a &#8220;Feast of Dedication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons, a large-scale rebellion broke out against Antiochus and the Seleucid monarchy. When Matthathias died in 166 B.C., his son Judah, known as Judah Maccabee (\u201cthe Hammer\u201d), took the helm; within two years the Jews had successfully driven the Syrians out of Jerusalem, relying largely on guerilla warfare tactics. Judah called on his followers to cleanse the Second Temple, rebuild its altar and light its menorah\u2014the gold candelabrum whose seven branches represented knowledge and creation and were meant to be kept burning every night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jAE6IV4yF7E\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE HANUKKAH \u201cMIRACLE\u201d<br \/>\nAccording to the Talmud, one of Judaism\u2019s most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah\u2019s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply. This wondrous event inspired the Jewish sages to proclaim a yearly eight-day festival. (The first Book of the Maccabees tells another version of the story, describing an eight-day celebration that followed the rededication but making no reference to the miracle of the oil.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tws_uMAEOs\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OF THE HANUKKAH STORY<br \/>\nSome modern historians offer a radically different interpretation of the Hanukkah tale. In their view, Jerusalem under Antiochus IV had erupted into civil war between two camps of Jews: those who had assimilated into the dominant culture that surrounded them, adopting Greek and Syrian customs; and those who were determined to impose Jewish laws and traditions, even if by force. The traditionalists won out in the end, with the Hasmonean dynasty\u2014led by Judah Maccabee\u2019s brother and his descendants\u2014wresting control of the Land of Israel from the Seleucids and maintaining an independent Jewish kingdom for more than a century.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fqEQy6l1kzc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33161\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33161\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/recipe_brisket_640x360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33161\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/recipe_brisket_640x360.jpg\" alt=\"Brisket\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brisket<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jewish scholars have also suggested that the first Hanukkah may have been a belated celebration of Sukkot, which the Jews had not had the chance to observe during the Maccabean Revolt. One of the Jewish religion\u2019s most important holidays, Sukkot consists of seven days of feasting, prayer and festivities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HANUKKAH TRADITIONS<br \/>\nThe Hanukkah celebration revolves around the kindling of a nine-branched menorah, known in Hebrew as the hanukiah. On each of the holiday\u2019s eight nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown; the ninth candle, called the shamash (\u201chelper\u201d), is used to light the others. Jews typically recite blessings during this ritual and display the menorah prominently in a window as a reminder to others of the miracle that inspired the holiday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33154\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33154\" style=\"width: 616px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FN_Potato-Latkes_s4x3_lg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33154\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/FN_Potato-Latkes_s4x3_lg.jpg\" alt=\"Potato Latkes\" width=\"616\" height=\"462\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Potato Latkes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another allusion to the Hanukkah miracle, traditional Hanukkah foods are fried in oil. Potato pancakes (known as latkes) and jam-filled donuts (sufganiyot) are particularly popular in many Jewish households. Other Hanukkah customs include playing with four-sided spinning tops called dreidels and exchanging gifts. In recent decades, particularly in North America, Hanukkah has exploded into a major commercial phenomenon, largely because it falls near or overlaps with Christmas. From a religious perspective, however, it remains a relatively minor holiday that places no restrictions on working, attending school or other activities.HISTORY OF HANUKKAH<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/image_courtesy_buzz_feed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33162\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/image_courtesy_buzz_feed.jpg\" alt=\"Hanukkah Table\" width=\"625\" height=\"508\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The events that inspired the Hanukkah holiday took place during a particularly turbulent phase of Jewish history. Around 200 B.C., Judea\u2014also known as the Land of Israel\u2014came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, proved less benevolent: Ancient sources recount that he outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. In 168 B.C., his soldiers descended upon Jerusalem, massacring thousands of people and desecrating the city\u2019s holy Second Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing pigs within its sacred walls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33163\" style=\"width: 585px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dreidels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33163\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Dreidels.jpg\" alt=\"Dreidels\" width=\"585\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dreidels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Did You Know?<br \/>\nThe story of Hanukkah does not appear in the Torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. It is, however, mentioned in the New Testament, in which Jesus attends a &#8220;Feast of Dedication.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons, a large-scale rebellion broke out against Antiochus and the Seleucid monarchy. When Matthathias died in 166 B.C., his son Judah, known as Judah Maccabee (\u201cthe Hammer\u201d), took the helm; within two years the Jews had successfully driven the Syrians out of Jerusalem, relying largely on guerilla warfare tactics. Judah called on his followers to cleanse the Second Temple, rebuild its altar and light its menorah\u2014the gold candelabrum whose seven branches represented knowledge and creation and were meant to be kept burning every night.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33153\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33153\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Challuh-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33153\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Challuh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Challah Bread \" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Challah Bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">THE HANUKKAH \u201cMIRACLE\u201d<br \/>\nAccording to the Talmud, one of Judaism\u2019s most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah\u2019s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply. This wondrous event inspired the Jewish sages to proclaim a yearly eight-day festival. (The first Book of the Maccabees tells another version of the story, describing an eight-day celebration that followed the rededication but making no reference to the miracle of the oil.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iW138NkFoI8\" width=\"700\" height=\"415\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">OTHER INTERPRETATIONS OF THE HANUKKAH STORY<br \/>\nSome modern historians offer a radically different interpretation of the Hanukkah tale. In their view, Jerusalem under Antiochus IV had erupted into civil war between two camps of Jews: those who had assimilated into the dominant culture that surrounded them, adopting Greek and Syrian customs; and those who were determined to impose Jewish laws and traditions, even if by force. The traditionalists won out in the end, with the Hasmonean dynasty\u2014led by Judah Maccabee\u2019s brother and his descendants\u2014wresting control of the Land of Israel from the Seleucids and maintaining an independent Jewish kingdom for more than a century.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33158\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33158\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/happy-hanukkah.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33158\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/happy-hanukkah.jpg\" alt=\"Happy Hanukkah 2015\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Hanukkah 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Jewish scholars have also suggested that the first Hanukkah may have been a belated celebration of Sukkot, which the Jews had not had the chance to observe during the Maccabean Revolt. One of the Jewish religion\u2019s most important holidays, Sukkot consists of seven days of feasting, prayer and festivities.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33157\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/challahbread.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33157\" src=\"http:\/\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/challahbread.jpg\" alt=\"challah bread\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">challah bread<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HANUKKAH TRADITIONS<br \/>\nThe Hanukkah celebration revolves around the kindling of a nine-branched menorah, known in Hebrew as the hanukiah. On each of the holiday\u2019s eight nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown; the ninth candle, called the shamash (\u201chelper\u201d), is used to light the others. Jews typically recite blessings during this ritual and display the menorah prominently in a window as a reminder to others of the miracle that inspired the holiday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In another allusion to the Hanukkah miracle, traditional Hanukkah foods are fried in oil. Potato pancakes (known as latkes) and jam-filled donuts (sufganiyot) are particularly popular in many Jewish households. Other Hanukkah customs include playing with four-sided spinning tops called dreidels and exchanging gifts. In recent decades, particularly in North America, Hanukkah has exploded into a major commercial phenomenon, largely because it falls near or overlaps with Christmas. From a religious perspective, however, it remains a relatively minor holiday that places no restrictions on working, attending school or other activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/hanukkah\" target=\"_blank\">Thanks to the History Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just want to wish a very Happy Hanukkah 2015 to our Jewish Friends around the World<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10],"tags":[360,466,467,468,200,469,470],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paG8MM-8CH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34042,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/happy-hanukkah-and-happy-holidays\/","url_meta":{"origin":33151,"position":0},"title":"Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"December 24, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Hanukkah and Happy Holidays","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BKBlog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BKBlog","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/bkblog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/benjaminkanarekblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/hanukkah-holiday.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":30320,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/eclectic\/happy-hanukkah-2013\/","url_meta":{"origin":33151,"position":1},"title":"Happy Hanukkah 2013","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"November 28, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"We want want to wish all of our Jewish friends a very Happy Hanukkah 2013","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Eclectic&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Eclectic","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/eclectic\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Happy Hanukkah 2013 Greeting","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Happy-Ganukkah-2013-Greeting.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Happy-Ganukkah-2013-Greeting.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Happy-Ganukkah-2013-Greeting.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28134,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/happy-hanukkah-2012\/","url_meta":{"origin":33151,"position":2},"title":"Happy Hanukkah 2012","author":"Benjamin Kanarek","date":"December 8, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"To all of our friends of the Jewish Faith, here is wishing you all a very Happy and Joyous Hanukkah 2012","rel":"","context":"In &quot;BKBlog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"BKBlog","link":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/category\/bkblog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy-hanukkah-candle-light-560x420.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy-hanukkah-candle-light-560x420.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebkmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/happy-hanukkah-candle-light-560x420.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32116,"url":"https:\/\/thebkmag.com\/rebuild\/bkblog\/happy-holidays-merry-christmas-happy-hanukkah-new-year-2015\/","url_meta":{"origin":33151,"position":3},"title":"Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah &amp; 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