

HANUKKAH : A Jewish Festival of Light
Hanukkah is a Jewish Festival of Light commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of Syria. Candles are lighted consecutively for 8-days on the menorah with 9 candle holder. Throughout the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem, you can see Jewish families lighting menorah outside their residences. I was lucky to be invited to a reform Jew family to witness the celebration at home, with lots of joyous