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Chanukah

[ US /ˈhɑnəkə/ ]
NOUN
  1. (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC

How To Use Chanukah In A Sentence

  • Also, thankfully, Neil Diamond's Cherry Cherry Christmas includes a version of "The Chanukah Song" that should give that mensch Adam Sandler a whole lot of nachas. David Wild: The Perfect Semitic Storm: Five Reasons Everybody Should Buy the New Christmas Albums by Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan And Barry Manilow This Season
  • I have two cousins from a Jewish father who celebrate Chanukah, but they are not Jewish. Matthew Yglesias » A Team of Coreligionists
  • It's not Chanukah, when the world's largest menorah is lit on 59th and Fifth Avenue, nor is it the solemn, breast-beating repentance of Yom Kippur which hangs over the city like bad breath. Angela Himsel: Like Honey and Milk Under Your Tongue
  • One of the reasons we light candles on Chanukah is that the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days.
  • The mitzvah of kindling the Chanukah lights begins with sunset.
  • It seemed that Susan had been facing the same dilemma that Ellie had been that first night of Chanukah.
  • Even though my menorah is dedicated to the latke, the symbolic fried food that I make for chanukah comes from my Hungarian roots: langos. Vivian Reiss: Happy Hanukkah: the Latke Mobile Menorah
  • As we enter the house with the mezuzah on one side and the Chanukah menorah on the other, there is no mistaking the Jewish focus of the home.
  • Even the years my dad worked at a small IT company in Markham, the four of us would get to attend a Chanukah party where the woman of the household would fry up the most delicious latkes and treat every kid there with a piece of chocolate gelt. Bibbity Bobbity Babka
  • I went to a Chanukah party tonight and there were latkes, and sour cream and chocolate money.
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