[DOC] [TLE] Hanukkah - Wikipedia [PAR] Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy 
Temple (the ... It is also known as the Festival of Lights and the Feast of 
Dedication. .... King Antiochus III the Great wanting to conciliate his new Jewish 
subjects guaranteed their ..... This addition refers to the victory achieved over the 
Syrians by the... [DOC] [TLE] Hebrew Roots/Holy Days/Festival of Lights/Channukah/Overview ... [PAR] Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the 
Jews' military victory over the Hellenist Syrians in the year 165 B.C.E. ... most 
notably Antiochus IV Epiphanes the Greek king of Syria , attempted to eradicate 
... The slaughter of a pig on the altar of the Temple, made it unclean for its normal 
use. [DOC] [TLE] Chanukah - Hebrew for Christians [PAR] eight-day festival to commemorate the Jews victory over their enemies. ... light the 
shamash (servant candle), recite the Hebrew blessings, and then light the first. [DOC] [TLE] Hanukkah|Promises to Israel [PAR] It is a festival that commemorates the Jewish victory over the Syrian tyrant, 
Antiochus IV. ... been desecrated by the Syrian King, Antiochus Epiphanes six 
years earlier in 171 BCE. It is a holiday about religious freedom for the Jewish 
people. ... From that candle you light the other candles from right to left, one each 
night, until... [DOC] [TLE] Focus On Hanukkah - Oxford University Press [PAR] On each successive evening, an additional candle will be lit; by the eighth night 
the ... The appeal of a festival of light in the season when the sun makes its 
briefest ... festival called Saturnalia, this festival, like the winter festivals in 
Christian and ... King Antiochus IV, violated his father's practice of allowing the 
Jews to "live... [DOC] [TLE] HANUKKAH in a NEW LIGHT - latimes [PAR] Dec 5, 2001 ... All over the world, Jews celebrate Hanukkah with lighted candles and deep-fried 
foods. ... Also called Feast of the Lights, the eight-day festival (corresponding to 
the Jewish ... victory over King Antiochus IV of Syria more than 2,100 years ago. 
... the Jews' determination to perpetuate their religious traditions. [DOC] [TLE] Chanukah - Kehillat Israel [PAR] Chanukah Names, Laws, Candles, and Other Miscellany. ... The historian Flavius 
Josephus, writing in the first century CE, mentions the eight-day festival and its 
customs, .... especially Antiochus IV, responsible for every misery the Jews 
endured ... it would appear that the true miracle was the military victory over the 
Syrians. [DOC] [TLE] Judaism 101: Chanukkah [PAR] Learn about Chanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. ... Observances: Lighting 
candles ... of any great religious significance, but because of its proximity to 
Christmas. ... More than a century later, a successor of Alexander, Antiochus IV 
was in ... the holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, not the military victory: 
Jews... [DOC] [TLE] Chanukah  Bill Graham Menorah [PAR] The Bill Graham Menorah Project is an annual Chanukah Menorah Lighting ... 
lights, is an eight-day festival beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month ... of 
Chanukah begins during the reign of the Syrian Greek King Antiochus IV. ... Note 
that the holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, not the military victory: Jews
... [DOC] [TLE] The Night Is Coming: Jesus and the Festival of Lights [PAR] Dec 12, 2012 ... It commemorates the Jewish victory over the Hellenist Syrians. ... of the Jewish 
temple in B.C. 164, after the Syrian ruler Antiochus IV ... its sacrifices and carrying 
away its furniture, banning Jewish religion, ... plays and concerts at synagogues 
and schools, and light a candle on each of the eight evenings. [DOC] [TLE] Jesus Celebration of Hanukkah - BijbelArchief - 1360 Artikel(en) [PAR] The eight-day feast commemorates the cleansing of the temple. ... As for rabbinic 
sources, we would expect to find the laws for the candle-lighting in the Mishnah. 
... 4:59). Though not regarded as a major Jewish festival, some of its features ..... 
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Question: It's the religious candle-lighting festival that commemorates the Jews' victory over Syrian king Antiochus IV
Answer: Hanukkah