20131127 First Night of Hanukkah

Judaism celebrates the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, commemorating the 164 BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the ruling Seleucid (Syrian Greek) Kingdom. Zur-Hadassah, Israel. 27-Nov-2013.

First Night of Hanukkah
A Jewish man traditionally lights the candles of the eight-branched menorah on the first night of Hanukkah. Zur-Hadassah, Israel. 27-Nov-2013. Judaism celebrates the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, commemorating the 164 BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the ruling Seleucid (Syrian Greek) Kingdom.

First Night of Hanukkah
A Jewish man traditionally lights the candles of the eight-branched menorah on the first night of Hanukkah. Zur-Hadassah, Israel. 27-Nov-2013. Judaism celebrates the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, commemorating the 164 BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the ruling Seleucid (Syrian Greek) Kingdom.

First Night of Hanukkah
A Jewish man traditionally lights the candles of the eight-branched menorah on the first night of Hanukkah. Zur-Hadassah, Israel. 27-Nov-2013. Judaism celebrates the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, commemorating the 164 BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the ruling Seleucid (Syrian Greek) Kingdom.

First Night of Hanukkah
A Jewish man traditionally lights the candles of the eight-branched menorah on the first night of Hanukkah. Zur-Hadassah, Israel. 27-Nov-2013. Judaism celebrates the first of eight nights of Hanukkah, commemorating the 164 BCE rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the ruling Seleucid (Syrian Greek) Kingdom.