The menorah has seven branches, symbolizing those used only in the Second Temple, a holy place for Jews in Jerusalem that the Romans had destroyed in A.D. 70. By the time this oil lamp was crafted ...

To rededicate the Temple, they needed to burn oil in a candelabra, known in Hebrew as a menorah. They found a tiny amount of oil—enough for just one night, but miraculously, it burned for eight ...

This rededication of the temple called for lighting the menorah, but the Jews found only enough oil to last one day. Miraculously, the oil lasted eight days, long enough to replenish their supply.

Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies and the temples were allowed to collect the yearly tax paid by all Jewish men for temple maintenance.

The word Hanukkah actually means dedication. Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with seven branches. It’s one of the oldest and most important symbols in Judaism.

But the Jews rebelled against the king and re-dedicated the temple, which means they made it holy for God again. A seven branched candlestick called a menorah was supposed to be lit at all times ...

The Jews rose up in rebellion and managed to recapture their temple. To celebrate, they decided to light up a menorah, a special Jewish candle-holder. Yet they realised that only a little purified ...