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    A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights...
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    plug-in menorah or lamp. Most Jewish homes have a special candelabrum referred to as either a Hanukkah menorah (the traditional name, menorah being Hebrew...
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    communities. The Hanukkah menorah, a nine-branched variant of the menorah, is closely associated with the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. The Hebrew Bible...
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    Washington and the meaning of Hanukkah that has become part of American lore: For centuries, the lights of the Hanukkah menorah have inspired hope and courage...
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  • Jerusalem, and synagogues Hanukkah menorah or hanukkiyah, a nine-lamp candelabrum used on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah Menorah (magazine), family magazine...
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    A public menorah is a large menorah displayed publicly during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. It is done to celebrate the holiday and publicize the miracle...
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    Israel issued commemorative coins for use as Hanukkah gelt. That year, the coin bore the image of the same menorah that appeared on Maccabean coins 2,000 years...
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    Hanukkah Menorahs of The Jewish Museum, Susan L. Braunstein, Jewish Museum, New York, 2004 Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of...
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    The National Menorah is a large Hanukkah menorah located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was first...
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    derogatory comments about Jews. Later that year he extinguished a Hanukkah menorah in the Sejm, leading to his exclusion from the session and punishment...
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  • religious aspects of Hanukkah, such as lighting the menorah and the story of the Maccabees, as well as the cultural aspects of Hanukkah, such as spinning...
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    during Hanukkah. In her opinion, there is a direct relationship between the Jewish symbolic object and the Christian symbolic story, with the Hanukkah menorah...
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    new oil arrived. Today, Jewish celebrations of Hanukkah include the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah (Hanukkiyah), which has nine branches: including...
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    December 2023, Gondek announced she would not attend the city's annual Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony. She had initially accepted the invitation but withdrew...
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    A Macedonian sterling silver Hanukkah menorah...
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    to be on the cult classic sci-fi show Firefly, the story behind the Hanukkah menorah used by Vice President Kamala Harris, interviews with celebrated Jewish...
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    Miracle of the cruse of oil (category Hanukkah)
    fasting are forbidden, Hallel is recited, and the Menorah is lit. While lighting the Menorah on Hanukkah was originally established solely to commemorate...
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  • בְּרָכוֹת לֵחֲנֻכָּה Berakhot Laḥanukka, Lit: Hanukkah blessings) that are sung for lighting the candles of the menorah. The third blessing (shehecheyanu) is...
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    Post called her "Shul Girl Oprah." Every Hanukkah, Raskin oversees the placement of a giant 32-foot menorah in front of Brooklyn's Supreme Court building...
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  • exception if "it will have the effect of preserving life." During a Hanukkah menorah lighting at Widener Library in 2023, Zarchi criticized Harvard's stance...
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    different patterns and hues.. One of Agam's more notable creations is the Hanukkah Menorah at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in New York City, sponsored...
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    Latke (category Hanukkah foods)
    in Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine that is traditionally prepared to celebrate Hanukkah. Latkes can be made with ingredients other than potatoes such as cheese...
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  • second of the holiday display in question was an 18-foot (5.5 m) public Hanukkah menorah, which was placed just outside the City-County Building next to the...
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    on—using a special candle holder called a Hanukkiah, or a Hanukkah menorah. Religiously, Hanukkah is a minor holiday. Except on Shabbat, restrictions on...
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    Handwashing cup for Handwashing in Judaism and Wine Cups for Kiddush Hanukkah Menorah Madras Synagogue Mezuzah Madras Synagogue Office Sefer Torah decoration...
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    describes his childhood home as having been decorated with both a Hanukkah menorah and a Christmas tree during the holidays. His grandparents kept a kosher...
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    holidays are Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Hanukkah. Passover and Yom Kippur in addition to Rosh Hashannah and Hanukkah are recognized as an optional state level...
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  • the Polish Sejm when Bosak's party MP Grzegorz Braun extinguished a Hanukkah menorah with a fire extinguisher. The ambassador wrote that the "extreme right...
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    Potato pancake (category Hanukkah foods)
    latka) are potato pancakes that Ashkenazi Jews have prepared as part of the Hanukkah festival since the mid-1800s, when a series of crop failures in Poland...
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    the presence of a handcrafted kinara, two holders were broken from a Hanukkah menorah which was then used to hold the seven candles. The following year,...
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