Hanukkah

Key vocabulary for the Jewish Festival of Lights.

Why should we care so much about the details of the Tabernacle?

The role of Judith in Hanukkah.

Hanukkah songs are sung in an important and joyous part of the candle lighting ceremony each night.

The timeless song of the Maccabees' fight for freedom.

Texts, translations and transliterations.

The reasons this holiday lasts so long.

Should you joyously sing a song that you might find offensive?

An in-depth view of the Greco-Syrian emperor in the story of Hanukkah.