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Hanukkah 2017

Light the menorah through Dec. 19, 2017!

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Hanukkah 2016

Get ready to light the menorah on Dec. 24.

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Last-Minute Hanukkah Checklist

Your cheat sheet for when Hanukkah is just hours away.

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9 Things You Didn’t Know About Hanukkah

Lesser-known facts about the Festival of Lights.

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Must-Know Hanukkah Words and Phrases

Key vocabulary for the Jewish Festival of Lights.

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Yet Another Hanukkah Miracle

The role of Judith in Hanukkah.

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Rock of Ages (Maoz Tzur)

The timeless song of the Maccabees' fight for freedom.

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Why is Hanukkah Eight Nights?

The reasons this holiday lasts so long.

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The Book of First Maccabees

An effort to legitimize the Hasmonean dynasty.

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Why the Maccabees Aren’t in the Bible

The books that tell the Hanukkah tale didn't make it into the Hebrew Bible -- but they are in the Catholic one.