The Jewish Festival of Lights Chanukah, or Hanukkah, lasts for eight days, beginning the 25th of the Hebrew month Kislev (November-December). It celebrates the victory of Judah the Maccabee over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus over 2100 years ago. In 165BC, after three years of war, Judah won a decisive victory over the Syrians and returned [...]