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Hanuka, celebrated this year
from Sunday night through Dec.
23, Is known as the "Festitval of
Lights," a name rooted in the
practice of lighting candles on
eight nights.
The name of the holiday—"dedi-
cation" in Hebrew — stems from
Judah the Macabee's rededication
about 165 BCE (Before Common
Era) of the Second Temple in Jer-
usalem.
The festival also marks his vic-
tory some three years earlier over
and the whole congregation of Is-
rael ordained that the days of the
dedication of the altar should be
kept in their seasons from year to
year for eight days from the 25th
day of Kislev." The Talmud
(Shabat 21b) states that the fes-
tival continued for eight days be-
cause the oil discovered in the
Temple, though enough for one
day, burned miraculously for eight
until new supplies were located.
Hanuka candles are lighted in an
eight-branch holder, known as a
menora, from a ninth candle known
as the shamash. The "Maoz Tzur"
(Fortress Rock), a song believed
composed by Mordecai, a 13th
Century poet, is sung.
In the synagogue, the dedica-
tion-offering of the princes (Num-
bers, 7:1-8:4) is read from the
Tora; and the full Hallel (Psalms
113-118) is recited. The final sen-
tence of AI Ha-Nissim, the Ha-
nuke special prayer, is inserted
in the Amida (as well as grace
after meals) and recalls the
the Greek king Antiochus Epipha-
Ues, a tyrant of the House of Seleu-
cus who had plundered the Temple
when seeking to forcibly introduce
Greek culture to Judea.
His cruelty against Jews, which
included efforts to compel them to
participate in pagan rites, ignited
the Hasmonean uprising. The Has-
moneans were a priestly dynasty
founded by Mattathias of Modin,
and his five sons, Judah among
them. They led the popular rebel-
lion in Palestine against Antiochus.
The celebration takes place be-
tween Kislev 25 and Tevet 2 on the
Jewish calendar. The foundation of
this is the text of 1 Maccabees
4•59: "And Judah and his brethren
Temple miracle. ,
Candles are inserted on succes-
sive nights, an additional one add-
ed nightly, from right to left, while
the lighting itself is from left to
right. The menora is placed in a
prominent place to symbolically
"advertise the miracle."
Originally, the menora of Ha-
nuka, which is a non-biblical holi-
day, was an oil lamp. But over the
years, it assumed the design of the
seven-branched candelabrum which
was used in the Temple. In recent
years, artists and craftsmen have
created a wide variety of menora
forms.
On the first Sabbath of Hanuka,
the prophetical portion read is
Zechariah 2:14-4:7 which includes
the verse: "Not by might nor by
power, but by My spirit, said the
Lord of Hosts." This emphasis is
seen as a rabbinical desire to play
down the military importance of
Hanuka and to focus on the survi-
val of religious values threatened
by pagan forces.
One of the family customs of
Hanuka is to pass evenings at
home spinning the Hanuka top-
"dreidel" or "trendel" in Yiddish.
It bears the initials of the Hebrew
phrase "A great miracle happened
there;" in Israel the word "here"
is substituted for "there." One of
the principal customs is the ex-
changing of gifts, including money
(Hanuka "gelt").
Young Israeli Violinist - Due on Tour
Violin vin lioso Pinhas Zuker-
man, who will play for Akiva Day
School's first annual concert at
Ford Auditorium, Jan. 14, is two
months younger than the state of
Israel, where he was born.
An early interest in the clarinet
and recorder was transferred to
the violin at age 7, with his father
as his teacher. At 8, be was en-
rolled at the Israel Conservatory
and the Academy of Music in Tel
Aviv, where his talent was imme-
diately recognized, resulting in a
scholarship from the America-
Israel Cultural Foundation for fur-
ther study at those two institu-
tions.
In 1961, Isaac Stern and Pablo
easels, then appearing at the first
festival of Music in Israel, heard
him and recommended advanced
studies in the United States. He
entered Juilliard with the founda-
thm's continued assistance, and
with the, renowned Ivan Galamian
as his teacher.
Further scholarships were
warded him by Juilliard and
the Helena Rubinstein Founda-
Birmingham Youth
Mate Hanuka Seivices
Birmingham Temple will con-
duet Hanuka services for children
age 5 to 9 10:30 a.m. Sunday at
Robert Frost Junior High School,
Oak Park, where Sunday school is
held.
At 11:30 a.m., services written
by the students themselves will be
held by grade 7. Dan Spickler will
be speaker.
Hiner Pupils to Celebrate
on Festival of Lights
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Students of Hillel Day School will
hold a Hanuka celebration 12:30
p.m. Wednesday in the school audi-
torium.
Marking the event will be the
kindling of the menora and the
presentation of a Hebrew playlet,
"The Time Machine," written by
Elissa Avrin, Diana Burlant and
Ze'ev Ne'eman, 5th grade students,
and directed by the teacher, Mrs.
Tzipora Rees.
The 6th grade students, under the
direction of teacher Mrs. Phyllis
Litwak, will present a play in Eng-
lish, "The Case of the Missing
Shamas."
Mrs. Goldie Eskin, music direc-
tor, will lead the choir and audi-
ence in singing Hanuka songs.
School will be in session during
Hanuka. Winter vacation will be
from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1.
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Early Deadlines for Two Issues
Early deadlines will be in effect for all copy for the issues
of Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 of The Jewish News.
For the issue of Dec. 27, the deadline will be at noon
Friday, Dec. 20.
Noon Friday, Dec. 27, will be the deadline for all copy
for the issue of Jan. 3.
Deadlines for Classified Ads will be: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
24, for the issue of Dec. 27, and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, for
the issue of Jan. 3.
Because of the holiday mail rush, all copy from now
through January should be mailed early, or hand delivered.
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He has also performed at Spo-
letto, the Casals Festival in Puerto
Rico and will make his South
American debut shortly. The cur-
rent tour, on the Sol Hurok roster,
will take him into more than 30
North American capitals, with his
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coln Center in February, with the
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