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...solstice-is the feast of light. Long ago men lit bonfires to strengthen the expiring sun; the Romans celebrated the seven-day Saturnalia with outdoor illuminations and gifts of candles; the Christians came to honor Christmas with a light-decked tree. For the Jews, the feast of light is Hanukkah...
Last week in Jewish homes around the world, Hanukkah lights were lit-one for each of Hanukkah's eight nights.* Children played with the little spinning top called dreidel for candies and coppers, and some were given a new present for each Hanukkah day. In the U.S., Hanukkah has become an increasingly important part of the Jewish year, with Hanukkah cards, presents and parties providing a Jewish counterpart to Christmas festivities. But, in a way, the most remarkable Hanukkah this year took place in Israel, where, along with the traditional gaiety, it brought a truce in a strange, bitter...
Safer Driving. Hanukkah brought at least temporary peace to the Holy City...
This week, when Jerusalem's Hanukkah lights had flickered out, few believed that the peace would last. Many Sabbath drivers took the precaution of marking their cars with the Shield of David-the symbol of the Jewish Red Cross that marks doctors' cars. "Even with a Magen David one isn't safe," said one driver, "but at least one is safer." The orthodox leader, Rabbi Blau, however, deplored the violence. "If I had my way," he said, "every Jew who wishes to stand up against what he believes to be a desecration of his faith would demonstrate...
...Hanukkah (literally, "dedication") commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after Judah Maccabee and his brothers overthrew the Syrians, who were led by Antiochus (circa 165 B.C.). The legend goes that the sacred light (Menorah) burned for eight days with only a single day's supply of consecrated...