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Miracle of the cruse[a] of oil (Hebrew: נֵס פַּךְ הַשֶּׁמֶן), or the Miracle of Hanukkah, is an Aggadah depicted in the Babylonian Talmud [1] as one of the reasons for Hanukkah. In the story, the miracle occurred after the liberation of the Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt, and it describes the finding of a jug ...
A Hanukkah film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on the celebration of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.Films in this style may incorporate the religious aspects of Hanukkah, such as lighting the menorah or the story of the Maccabees, along with cultural aspects of Hanukkah, such as spinning dreidels, or eating traditional foods such as latkes, sufganiyot, or gelt.
Full-Court Miracle is a 2003 American Hanukkah sports drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie.It premiered on November 21, 2003. Inspired by the true story of University of Virginia Cavaliers basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump during the Hanukkah season.
Hanukkah begins at nightfall on Thursday, Dec. 7, and ends at nightfall on Friday, Dec. 15. Why do the dates for Hanukkah change every year? The dates of Hanukkah vary each year because it is ...
e. " Ma'oz Tzur " (Hebrew: מָעוֹז צוּר, romanized: Māʾōz Ṣūr) is a Jewish liturgical poem or piyyut. It is written in Hebrew, and is sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights. The hymn is named for its Hebrew incipit, which means "Strong Rock (of my Salvation)" and is a name or epithet for God in Judaism.
Hanukkah menorah. A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [n 1] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all ...
During the Middle Ages, Megillat Antiochus was read in the Italian-rite synagogues on Shabbat Hanukkah. [17] A machzor of the Kaffa rite from the year 1735 instructs to read the Megillat Antiochus during Mincha of Shabbat Hanukkah. [17] Baladi-rite Temani Jews had it as a custom to read the scroll after the haftarah reading on Shabbat Hanukkah ...
Mattathias's story is related in the deuterocanonical book of 1 Maccabees and in the writings of Josephus. Mattathias is accorded a central role in the story of Hanukkah and, as a result, is named in the Al HaNissim prayer Jews add to the Birkat Hamazon (grace after meals) and the Amidah during the festival's eight days.