Hanukkah Books
- Chanukah with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Compiled by Yehoshua
Starrett
Chanukah, based on the timeless wisdom and eternal
insight of the great chassidic master Rebbe Nachman of
Breslov, shines light on one of the most widely
observed Jewish holidays.
From the author of The Breslov Haggadah, Esther: A
Breslov Commentary and The Inner Temple comes another
work of powerful spiritual impact. Tracing the
hisorical roots of Chanukah into contemporary life,
Yehoshua Starett light our way on the journey from
ancient Israel to the future, and into the mind and
heart.
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Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian:
Ḥănukkāh, nowadays usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka]
in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah), 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, 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 special candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or
Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the
holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. An
extra light called a shamash (Hebrew: "guard" or "servant") 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 for some
secular purpose.
