WHEN IS HANUKKAH IN 2011?

Date of Hanukkah in 2011

By Ariela Pelaia, About.com Guide

http://judaism.about.com/od/holidays/a/When-Is-Hanukkah-In-2011-Date-of-Hanukkah.htm

Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 20, 2011 (Wednesday). It ends at sundown on December 28, 2011 (Wednesday). Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. In Hebrew, the word "hanukkah" means “dedication.” The name reminds us that this holiday commemorates the re-dedication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem following the Jewish victory over the Syrian-Greeks in 165 B.C.E.

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