Hanukkah-O-Gram – First Day: Did You Know?

Day 1 HanukkahDid you know? (Day 1!)

Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th of Kislev. The twenty-fifth word of the Torah is ohr (light) and the twenty-fifth place of encampment in the wilderness journey was Hasmoneh. The Hasmonean family led the rebellion against the Syrian king, Antiochus, who prohibited Jewish practice.

Click here for instructions for lighting your Hanukkiah.

Chag sameach!

Rabbi Barbara

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