![]() ![]() The dedication of the tabernacle, the original structure the Israelite built to worship God while they were still wandering in the wilderness, was eight days long (Leviticus 9:1-24). They set about purifying the site:Įarly in the morning on the twenty-fifth day of the ninth month, which is the month of Kislev … they rose and offered sacrifice, as the law directs, on the new altar of burnt offering which they had built … they celebrated the dedication of the altar for eight days, and offered burnt offerings with gladness they offered a sacrifice of deliverance and praise … Then Judas and his brothers and all the assembly of Israel determined that every year at that season the days of the dedication of the altar should be observed with gladness and joy for eight days, beginning with the twenty-fifth day of the month of Kislev. It was, however, composed by a Jewish author, in Hebrew, a generation or two after the events about which it reports, is one of the earliest to tell the story.ġst Maccabees reports how, victorious in battle, Judah Maccabee and his brothers lead their troops to the site of the Temple, which they find in disarray. (It’s called “first” because there are actually a number of ancient books named for the Maccabees.) While it was never incorporated into the Jewish Bible, it was preserved as a part of the Catholic Bible. While Hanukkah occurred too late to be included in the Bible, there is no shortage of ancient texts that report about it. ![]() But it’s not the only one.Īlternative #1: A Holiday of Rededication (1st Maccabees) It’s what is usually found in children’s books, told in Hebrew schools and recalled at Hanukkah parties. The story of the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days is, perhaps, the most well known of Hanukkah’s origin stories. The next year, they instituted those days and made them holidays of praise and thanksgiving. And there was sufficient oil there to light the candelabrum for only one day.Ī miracle occurred and they lit the candelabrum from it for eight days. When the Hasmonean (Maccabee) monarchy overcame them and emerged victorious over them, they searched and found only one cruse of oil that was placed with the seal of the high priest, undisturbed by the Greeks. ![]() When the Greeks entered the Temple they had defiled all the oils that were in the sanctuary. The Talmud, responding to its own question, provides an answer that is familiar to us: One may not eulogize on them and one may not fast on them”? Shabbat 21b Sunday, December 18th is day number 352 of the 2022 calendar year with 1 month, 8 days until the start of Hanukkah 2022.What’s so special about Hanukkah that the sages taught: “Starting on the 25th of Kislev, the days of Hanukkah are eight. So for the Jewish calendar all days begin at nightfall and end the next day at nightfall including holidays. Why do Jewish holidays start at nighttime?Īccording to the Torah, the story of creation in Genesis says “And it was evening, and it was morning day one”, “And it was evening, and it was morning the second day”, thus night comes before day. In the Gregorian calendar, Hanukkah may occur between late November to late December. In the Jewish calendar, the first day of Hanukkah is on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival with the first day known as Chanukah, Festival of Lights, and Feast of Dedication. Hanukkah for the year 2022 is celebrated/ observed on sundown of December 18 ending at sundown on Monday, December 26. ![]()
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