Good question. There are Hebrew letters, Nun, Gimel, Hey and a Shin, which stand for words Ness Gadol Hayah Sham, translates to “A great miracle happened there,” referring to the Hanukkah miracle.

Hanukkah and Channukah are the most commonly used spellings, but there are at least 24 ways to spell the holiday, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. Chanukah at Klyde Warren Park ...

Really want to nerd out on linguistics? In Hebrew, the word "Hanukkah" begins with the Hebrew letter Chet. Krisnsky prefers writing Hanukkah with an H instead of a C-H, because the latter is a ...

Explore Hanukkah-related items from across the Smithsonian's collections to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Learn more about our Statue of Liberty Hanukkah menorah, made by Manfred Anson from ...

It celebrates a miracle that happened in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. Hanukkah (or Chanukah in Hebrew) is celebrated in November or December every year. It lasts for eight days. In 2024 ...

November 28 is the first of Hanukkah this year. To mark the start of the holiday, here are some events, as well as public ...