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Hanukkah Celebration Guide

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Hanukkah, the Jewish winter holiday, is a festival rich with cultural and religious traditions. To learn more about Hannukah and the many ways to celebrate it, spend a little time with these eHow guides.

  • How to Celebrate Hanukkah

    Many folks, Jews and non-Jews alike, have come to think of Hanukkah as “Christmas Lite”—after all, both holidays take place at the same time of year, and involve feasting, Read More

  • How to Light the Menorah

    The menorah is the centerpiece of the eight-day Festival of Lights known as Hanukkah. Here's the ritual used in lighting it. Read More

  • Ingredients for Potato Latkes

    Learn about the ingredients for Latkes or potato pancakes with expert cooking tips in this free video recipe. Read More

  • How to Prepare Hanukkah Food

    Hanukkah is the festival of lights that is celebrated by the Jewish faith for eight days. It symbolizes the time in Jewish history when oil that should only have burned for Read More

  • How to Make a Hanukkah Wreath With Pretzels

    How to make a Hanukkah wreath using pretzels, ribbon, and unique arts and crafts supplies in this free arts and crafts video. Read More

  • How to Give Gifts For Hanukkah

    Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, involves giving gifts on subsequent days in December. Give the best gifts this Hanukkah with tips in this free video on Jewish Read More

  • About Hanukkah Decorations

    Hanukkah is celebrated with many different traditions. Displaying decorations is a way to symbolize the significance behind the Jewish holiday. Menorahs, dreidels and Read More

  • About Hanukkah Parties

    Hanukkah, or Chanukah, is a Jewish holiday that takes place over eight days in December. It's often a time for Jewish families to throw parties for family and friends, and Read More

  • About Hanukkah

    In December of every year, Jews observe a festival called Hanukkah. It is a joyous holiday, celebrating the first great victory for religious freedom won by the Jews more Read More

  • How to Decorate the Hanukkah Bush

    Many Jewish families decorate the Hanukkah bush in the traditional blue and white colors of the Festival of Lights. Decorate a Hanukkah bush to celebrate the Festival of Read More

  • How to Recite the Three Hanukkah Blessings

    Lighting the Hanukkah menorah at sundown is a hallmark tradition of the holiday. For each of the eight nights of Hanukkah an additional candle is added to the menorah until Read More

  • How to Play Dreidel

    “Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it’s dry and ready, oh dreidel I will play.” If you celebrate Hanukkah, you are very familiar with this Read More

  • Jewish Brisket Recipe

    A popular meal for Jewish families, brisket provides a solid main course, particularly for holidays: It can be obtained kosher, and it is economical and a huge time saver. Read More

  • How to Buy Hanukkah Gifts

    Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, has eight consecutive days of gift giving. Give the best Hanukkah gifts with advice from this free video on Jewish traditions. Read More

  • Ingredients for Sufganiyot

    Learn what ingredients are needed to make traditional Chanukah sufganiyot with expert cooking tips in this free Chanukah recipe video clip. Read More

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