We wish our Jewish friends a Healthy, Happy Chanukah. The word
Chanukah comes from the Hebrew word meaning consecration.
Hanukah is the Hebrew festival of light. The celebration lasts
for eight days from the twenty-fifth day of Kisler (in
December). It celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple in 165
BC. by the Macabees after it was destroyed by the Syrians.
Legend says that there was only enough oil in the lamp to last
for one day, however. the lamp burned for eight days. The
festival is marked by the successive kindling of eight lights
during the eight day period.