Hanukkah (or Chanukah) is the Jewish festival of lights. It lasts for eight days ... Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with seven branches. It’s one of the oldest ...

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival known as the festival of lights. In Hebrew ... A seven branched candlestick called a menorah was supposed to be lit at all times, but there was only enough oil ...

Explore Hanukkah-related items from across the Smithsonian's collections to celebrate the Jewish Festival of Lights. Learn more about our Statue of Liberty Hanukkah menorah, made by Manfred Anson from ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated ...