Hanukkah

Hanukkah

(n.) the Jewish festival lasting eight days marked by the successive kindling of eight candle

Jewish

connected with Jews or Judaism; believing in and practising Judaism

Jew

a member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who come from the ancient Hebrew people of Israel; a person who believes in and practises Judaism

Santa Claus

an imaginary old man with red clothes and a long white beard. Parents tell small children that he brings them presents at Christmas.

instead

instead of -in place of something or someone

gratitude

the feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks

Hebrew

a member of an ancient race of people living in what is now Israel and Palestine.

Festival

a day or period of the year when people stop working to celebrate a special event, often a religious one

ritual

a series of actions that are always performed in the same way, especially as part of a religious ceremony

candleholder

A holder, usually ornamental, with a spike or socket for a candle

menorah

a traditional Jewish object to hold seven or nine candles

shamash

Sun god

commemorates

to remind people of an important person or event from the past with a special action or object; to exist to remind people of a person or an event from the past

military

connected with soldiers or the armed forces

Syrians

a person from Syria; enemies of the Egyptians

adopt

To take into one's home and to raise a child as part of one's family.

religious

connected with religion or with a particular religion

refused

to say or show that you will not do something that someone has asked you to do

briefly

in as few words as possible
for a short time

miracle

an action or event that is impossible according to the ordinary laws of nature, believed to be done by God

legend

an old, well-known story, often about brave people, adventures, or magical events

rededicated

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jar

a round glass container with a wide lid, used for storing food such as JAM and HONEY

Miraculously

like a miracle; completely unexpected and very lucky

gambling

the practice of risking money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, such as a card game, or a horse race

occurred

to happen

customary

something that is customary is normal because it is the way something is usually done

oily

covered with oil or containing a lot of oil

treat

to pay for something that somebody/you will enjoy and that you do not usually have or do

donut

a small cake made of fried dough, usually in the shape of a ring, or round and filled with jam/jelly, fruit, cream, etc.

spinning

a type of exercise performed on an exercise bike, usually in a class

dreidel

A toy similar to a spinning top used in games of chance played by children and adults at Hanukkah.

Yiddish

a language based on German used by Jewish people, especially those who are from eastern Europe

Sevivon

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phrase

a group of words that together have a particular meaning, especially when they express the meaning well in a few words

Jerusalem

A city in the Holy Land, regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews.

increasingly

more and more all the time