Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights, began this year on Saturday at sundown and continues for eight days. It commemorates the rededication of the second temple in Jerusalem after the Jewish rebel army, the Maccabees, revolted and regained control of Judea from the Seleucid Greeks. This happened about 165 years [...]
Published on December 11, 2012 11:41