RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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What is celebrated by the Jews during Hanukkah?
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the coming of the Messiah
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the destruction of the temple
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the building of the temple
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the cleansing of the temple
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, where according to legend Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah lasts eight days to remember, and celebrate, the miracle of the one cruse of oil lasting eight days.
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