by eklein | Dec 24, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Hanukkah and Christmas are celebrated around the same time during the beginning of the winter months. Hanukkah begins on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, and Christmas on December 25th. Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned eight days....
by eklein | Dec 16, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
In a letter to the editor in the Times News Online in Lehighton, Pa on December 29th, 2012, Pastor Marie Terry stated that “Christmas would be impossible without Hanukkah” [i]. After briefly recounting the events that brought about the festival of Hanukkah, she...
by eklein | Dec 14, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Many great children’s books are written for Hanukkah. A nice tradition for families is to read one such Hanukkah book each of the eight nights of Hanukkah. Not everyone has the finances or the budget this year to purchase eight Hanukkah books, so below are some...
by eklein | Dec 12, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
It was winter when Yeshua (Jesus) appeared in Jerusalem and responded to questions with statements intended to reveal himself as Messiah (John 10:22-30). The occasion was Hanukkah, and though not a holiday found in the Hebrew Bible, it is nonetheless noteworthy on the...
by eklein | Dec 10, 2020 | All, Jewish Life
Hanukkah, the 8-day Jewish festival of lights that celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the victory of the Maccabees over the Greco-Syrians in 167 BCE, is celebrated on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev. This usually falls in the month of...