| Among the Rebbes of the dynasty, it is customary for the Rebbes to play after the menorah is lit | |
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| The last time was 1899; and due to the Gregorian and Jewish calendars being slightly out of sync with each other, it will not happen again in the foreseeable future | Bakeries in Israel have popularized many new types of fillings for sufganiyot besides the traditional strawberry jelly filling, including chocolate cream, vanilla cream, caramel, cappuccino and others |
Hanukkah bushes are generally discouraged today by most rabbis, but some Reform, and more liberal rabbis do not object, even to Christmas trees.
9| When Holofernes became very drunk, Judith | Section from the Aramaic Scroll of Antiochus in , with an Arabic translation probably composed in the 2nd century concludes with the following words: |
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| Judea then became part of the of Syria | The Sephardi Jews eat , a similar fried dish made with mashed potato and leek |
This belief has been adopted by most of Orthodox Judaism, in as much as Rabbi Karo's is a main Code of Jewish Law.
25| Yihye Qoraḥ, and copied from "Tiklal Bashiri" which was written in 1618 | Moreover, the 'kaf' consonant is in classical but not modern Hebrew |
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| The town was saved, and the Assyrians defeated | And from that time to this we celebrate this festival, and call it Lights |
If for whatever reason one didn't light at sunset or nightfall, the lights should be kindled later, as long as there are people in the streets.
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