Hanukkah is a celebration of the Jewish victory over a tyrant king and a rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. The Jews fought for freedom and reclaimed their holy temple; in order to rededicate it, they needed to light the menorah, but only had enough oil for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days. Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration to commemorate the eight-day miracle.
It’s traditional on Hanukkah to pay homage to the miraculous oil by eating foods fried in oil! That means delicious latkes, which are fried potato pancakes, and sweet jelly doughnuts.
taken from https://nationaltoday.com/hanukkah/#how-to
What do you know about Hanukkah? I'm just learning about it.
There are a very good step by step instructions and videos here:
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/hanukkah-candle-lighting-ceremony/
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