Yet in the rather lengthy prayer we recite each day of Hanukkah, there is no mention of the oil miracle and only a passing reference to the kindling of the menorah. The majority of the text waxes ...

Yes, the first day of Hanukkah is on Christmas this ... century B.C. Although there was only enough oil to keep the menorah on the altar burning for one night, the menorah miraculously burned ...

Themes: The story of Hanukkah; the miracle of the oil ... recover the temple they find there is not enough oil to keep the menorah burning while they make more oil. But, by a miracle, the tiny ...

Hanukkah lamp ... a tiny portion of oil that was only enough for one night miraculously lasted for eight. This is the reason for the menorah today. During the Shabbat service that falls during ...

The holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the victory over the Syrian Greeks and the light of the menorah that burned for eight days with just a little bit of oil. Each night adds light to homes across the ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

This year, Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah coincide ... they found only enough oil to light the sacred menorah for one day. Miraculously, the light burned for eight days until ...

Hanukkah, which follows the Jewish ... all but one of the oils used to light the menorah — or seven-branch candelabrum. That single oil was able to provide the Jewish people with light for ...