GrandmaALiCE
12/17/16 8:01 am
As several people have noted ... Yes, Chanukah is a real Jewish holiday, with historical roots. However, it's not ranked as a "major" holiday, in religious significance.
The major Jewish holidays are the biblical festival days. These are Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashonah, Passover, Sukkot and Shavuot.
On those days, we go to synagogue to pray. We are also instructed by God, to not work. For an Orthodox Jew, there are a total of 12 such days, spread among those 5 festivals. @Nkarta (Please correct me, if any of that is not right.)
Chanukah has become more "important," in modern times, mostly because of its calendar proximity to Christmas.
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FLAmerican Pensacola
12/17/16 7:15 am
True, it's not a major feast required by God, but it does hold historical and religious value to Jews all across the world. It can be traced by Judah Maccabaeus's resistance to the Greek Army and the miracle of the oil. It also has more meaning as well depending on your religious views.
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