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riday, December 1, 1950
Rabbi Traces Beginnings
and Customs of Hanukkah
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HE MESSAGE OF HANUKKAH speaks with even more compelling emphasis to Mr. and Mrs. World
in our present war-crisis which has as its announced objective the preservation of the sovereignty
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of small nations. However, its specific observance remains the direct concern of the Jew, as it has been
for the past 2100 years and morOi
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In our own time Menorahs usu-
All the world over, we Jews out in hundreds of thousands of
celebrate Hanukkah both at home Jewish homes throughout the ally have beautiful symbolic
and in the synagogue on the 25th world. This has been going on for decorations engraved on them
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day of Kislev, according to the 2,150 years.
ancient Hebrew calendar. At first the rabbinical academy
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This year it will fall on the of Rabbi Shammai advocated that
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week of Dec. 4 to 12. In America, the order of kindling the lights
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in the State of Israel, and every- should be reversed, that on the
Best Wishes to
where else where Jews are to be first night all the eight candles
found, eight little orange Hanuk- should be lit in a sudden blaze of
kah candles will be lit on the glory to illuminate the advent of
eight nights. the festival.
On the first evening, one candle
However, Rabbi Ilillel's Acad-
will be lit; on the second evening, emy urged the accepted practice.
two; on the third evening, three; Let the illumination grow
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and so on until on the last or stronger and stronger from night
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eighth evening, all the eight to night, said they, and finally
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It is believed that the Christian
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The Hanukkah Menorah is
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tin, or copper, or chromium,
silver. One may also see in the
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orah of cedarwood which takes
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THERE ARE OF COURSE
Menorahs of various sizes and
shapes and materials, ranging in
price from 25 cents to thousands
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of dollars. In olden times—cen-
turies ago—people used earthen
or clay Menorahs and instead of
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candles they poured oil into the
little cups which they moulded
into the earthen holders.
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In the days of the Maccabees,
when Hanukkah was first cele-
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Menorah which was kept in the
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