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This year’s Hannukah begins on the evening before December 2nd. Though Hannukah is frequently compared to the Christian Christmas festival, it actually commemorates a different event – that of the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek/Syrian leaders of Jerusalem in around 164BCE. One of the central parts of the festival is the recognition of [...]

This year’s Hannukah begins on the evening before December 2nd. While many people think that Hannukah is the same as Christmas, it is in fact commemorating an altogether different moment in history. In 164BC the Macabees were victorious over the Greeks, and the holiday is taken to commemorate this event.At this time, the temple was [...]

As the Jewish festival of Harvest, Sukkot could be compared to the American ‘Thanksgiving holiday. At this time, it’s traditional to take a harvest offering to the temple for God. Sukkot forms one of the three Pilgrimmage holdiays – the other two being Passover and Shavuot.
Regarded as one of the most important holiday dates in [...]

As the most solemn and sober festival in the year, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur princably to be given a chance to seek a better judgement from God.The name of the holiday translates literally as ‘Day of Atonement’ and so this festival is a time when God’s people can atone for their sins and seek [...]

In 2010, Hanukkah will begin on the evening of 1st December.Although many people think Hanukkah is the ‘Jewish Christmas’, in fact it is a holiday that commemorates an altogether different event namely the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian-Greek rulers of Jerusalem in 164BC.At this time, the temple was rededicated, and God miraculously made [...]