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We learn in the Talmud that when the Maccabees recaptured the holy Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek Syrians in 165 B.C.E. they immediately set out to purify it from the three years of defilement and pollution. This included relighting the lamp (menorah) with oil dedicated for that purpose by the priests (kohanim) who served in the Temple.
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By Rabbi Matt Futterman
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12/12/14
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In our prayers on Hanukkah we say “Your children came to the Holy of Holies in the Temple … purified it and kindled lights in the courtyards …” The miraculous had occurred, the Temple rededicated and a holiday was established.
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By Rabbi Kenneth Hain
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12/12/14
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A decade ago, the onset of Hanukkah meant an early dismissal from school, followed by a seemingly boring ritual. My father would recite the blessings and light the candles of the menorah, and the rest of my family would repeat the ritual.
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By Yitzchak Carroll
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12/12/14
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Celebrating Hanukkah with family and friends
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Excitement was in the air at Chabad of Hewlett’s annual Hanukkah celebration at Grant Park in Hewlett, as celebrants commemorated the Festival of Lights on Dec. 3.
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Yitzhak Carroll
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12/11/13
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It feels … it looks … it sounds … like Hanukkah Color War 2013! Let the games begin! The breakout of Color War on Nov. 27 was the perfect end to the eight straight weeks of school before the highly anticipated “Thanksgivvukah” break.
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Daniella Seelenfreund
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12/11/13
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’Tis the season of holiday lights and holy nights, of children’s smiling faces, giddy gift-opening, half-price sales and the festive if frenetic bustle of store-to-store shopping.
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12/5/13
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Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway nursery school students assisted with a toy drive coordinated by Early Childhood Director Cyndy Goldberg.
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12/4/13
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It’s the color of the leaves that rest in peace on the pavement below the naked trees lingering above. It’s the thick, dense cloud of fog we exhale as the sky deviates from its radiant, summer-like shade.
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Elissa Candiotti
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12/4/13
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Chabad celebrates Hanukkah in the park
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The Chabad of the Five Towns kicked off Hanukkah with its annual grand menorah lighting at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on Nov. 27, the first night of the eight-day holiday.
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12/4/13
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“Thanksgivukkah” — defined as a time when latkes are eaten with cranberry sauce, and jelly doughnuts follow turkey. A day when you’re not sure if you should wish your guests a Hanukkah Sameach or a Happy Thanksgiving.
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Dena Gershkovich
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12/4/13
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