The Jewish vacation of Hanukkah, or Chanukah — the Competition of Lights — is underway. It started at sunset on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and can proceed into the start of 2025. On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews collect with household and pals to mild one further candle within the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the vacation marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem within the 2nd century BC, after a small group of Jewish fighters liberated it from occupying overseas forces. With the tiny provide of ritually pure oil that they discovered within the temple, they…
