Chanukah
What is Hanukah?
Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew. Hanukkah, also called the Festival of Lights, celebrates the Maccabean Revolt (167-160 BCE), and the narrative that Jewish rebel Judas Maccabeus vanquished the evil Greek emperor Antiochus and rededicated the Temple.
Why Celebrate it?
A time of re-dedication, a lovely reminder that we are the temple
Did Yeshua Celebrate it?
Yes (John 10:22)
How to Celebrate
Lighting Candles, Eating food cooked in Oil, Special Meal with family, Read the book of Maccabees (see below for links to online resources
When is it?
Chanukah is an 8 day fesitval starting on the 25th of Kislev, in 2019 it starts on the Evening of 22 December
Read it here
Below are links to Biblegateway.com Maccabees in several different versions
Maccabees - Good News Translation (GNT)
Maccabees - Common English Bible (CEB)
Maccabees - Revised Standard (RSV)
Maccabees - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)
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