LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Jews around the world are marking the start of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, which celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B ...
It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The festival lasts for eight days, symbolising the miracle of the menorah. A small amount of oil, meant to last only one day ...
"After the Temple’s destruction, the menorah image became an important icon in the Jewish collective memory both within Israel and in the Diaspora." ...