Happy Hanukkah to all. Today is the first day of Hanukkah and I have one question.

Dec. 2, 2010 - PRLog -- Hanukkah has just begun, not being of the Jewish faith I thought I would look up the meaning of Hanukkah and share it with everyone. I became really confused when the spelling of Chanukah kept changing.
Merry Christmas only gets spelled one way, why so many different ways for this holiday? So I started researching it. There doesn't seem to be an answer.
One of my facebook friends stated that there is no wrong way to spell Hanukah,I found that odd but interesting.
So if anyone wants to reply to the Dapper Dog and Classy Cat facebook page with their thoughts on the various ways to spell Chanukah go ahead please "like" the page while there, I would love it.

There is always room for more knowledge in your brain. I am ready to learn why this holiday has so many different ways to be spelled.

So without any further confusion here is the meaning or a small snipet of the meaning of the Hanukkah holiday. To all the people that go to www.dapperdogandclassycat.com there are some nice Chanukah items to be purchased. I have included them in the photo sections for all to see.

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה‎, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, nowadays usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical Menorah consists of 8 branches with an additional raised branch. The extra light is called a shamash (Hebrew: שמש, "attendant" or "sexton")[1] and is also lit each night for the purpose of lighting the others, and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest. The "shamash" symbolically supplies light that may be used.

Happy Hanukah and have a healthy and happy 2011 from Dapper Dog and Classy Cat!

Also on my facebook site we have a friend who can be found on fb under Yid Lids, you might want to check him out also.

Enjoy your Holiday
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