 | Hanukkah: 2008: Begins Monday, December 22, and ends Monday, December 29 2009: Begins Saturday, December 12, and ends Saturday, December 19
Hanukkah or Chanukah (Hebrew for "dedication") is an annual festival celebrated on eight days beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, the third month of the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem by Judas Maccabee in 165 BC. |