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Nearly 2,200 years after fighting off invaders, rededicating their temple and lighting a menorah with a limited supply of oil, Jews will light their own menorahs tonight as the world fights off a viral invader.
Hanukkah, also known as the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sunset today and concludes Dec. 18. The holiday celebrates the victory of the Maccabees, a group of rural, working-class people, who overthrew Syrian-Greek invaders and rededicated their Jerusalem temple.
In addition to rededicating their temple, connecting with God through the temple rites, the Maccabees used the time as a means of “redoing” their harvest festival, Sukkot, after they were unable to celebrate due to the war, said Rabbi Daniel Swartz of Scranton’s Temple Hesed. At the time, Sukkot was their major holiday, he said. ....

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