Hi Everyone! Chanukah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, is observed for eight days, beginning on the evening of the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. This year Chanukah starts Thursday evening, December 7, 2023.
Chanukah is a wonderful holiday of renewed dedication, faith, hope and spiritual light. It's a holiday that says: "Never lose hope." Chanukah commemorates the victory of a small band of Maccabees over the pagan Syrian-Greeks who ruled over Israel. The Chanukah Page includes lesson sites in several languages, videos, songs, Chanukah trivia quiz, English Hebrew vocabulary lists, recipes, games, humor, photos, clipart, coloring pages and a map of the sites of the Maccabees 166-161 BCE. The address is: jr.co.il/hotsites/chanukah.htm The Chanukah Video Page has links to over 1,200 cool Chanukah videos: jr.co.il/videos/chanukah-videos.htm The video page will be updated as we get closer to Chanukah. The Chanukah humor section has 130 items that will make you smile. jr.co.il/humor/chanuka.htm Enjoy! Please share these holiday resources. Thank You! Please continue to pray for and support Israel. jr.co.il/prayers/ May the wounded have a complete and speedy recovery. May the hostages be freed now. May God protect the IDF, the police, the security forces and all of Am Yisrael. Have a Good Month - Kislev! Chodesh Kislev Tov! Jacob Richman jrichman @ jr.co.il __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran@lists.osu.edu To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: galro...@osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.osu.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list Hasafran@lists.osu.edu https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
