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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

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Hanukkah Begins
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Hanukkah begins at sundown on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 and lasts until sundown on Thursday, January 2, 2025. Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for “dedication,” is the Festival of Lights. It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army, and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah, or lamp.