Hanukkah was first celebrated in 165 B.C.
The word Hanukkah means Rededication.
It refers to the cleansing and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Maccabees after defeating their Syrian-Greek oppressors.
How old is Hanukkah and what does it mean?
by Pamela Landy · Filed Under: Holidays
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