Hanukkah Begins

Hanukkah is the eight-day Jewish holiday of lights. It begins on the night of the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, which usually falls in December. The holiday celebrates events that happened over 2,000 years ago.

Today, in Jewish homes throughout the world, candles are lighted on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah to commemorate the glorious military victory and the miracle of the oil. The Hanukkah menorah has nine branches, with eight candles on one level and the ninth slightly higher.