December 02, 1977 • Page Image 19
…Friday, December 2, 1977 19 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Length of Hanuka Explained By RABBI SAMUEL J. FOX (Copyright 1977, JTA., Inc.) The festival of Hanuka is only eight days in duration while the festival of Sukkot is nine days, because of the additional day added to fes- tivals in Diaspora commu- nities. A variety of explanations are offered for this phenom- enon. One reason given is that the festival of Sukkot, like other major festivals...…

















































