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Chanukah

            Chanukah is a celebration practiced by people of the Jewish faith. Chanukah is celebrated from November 30th to December 7th every year. Chanukah is a very important holiday to the Jewish people. Chanukah is a celebration of their ancestors victory over the Pagan Seleucid Greeks to win their religious freedom. This allowed them to continue there religion and it also allowed them to live a free and independent life. The holiday lasts eight days because of an event that took place after their victory. The holiday is not as important as some other Jewish holidays because Jewish people don't celebrate war, but it is still a important event that is celebrated.
             A little over two thousand years ago in the area we know as Israel there was a great struggle between the oppressive Syrian Empire and the Jews. The Jewish people have lived there for centuries but King Antiochus III took the land from King Ptolemy. Antiochus III the king of Syria wagered war with King Ptolemy of Egypt for the land we know as Israel, and Antiochus III had won it after the war. Before it was taken, the land was peaceful and serene. Antiochus III did not mind the Jews and did not cause them much trouble. He let them continue their way of life. Antiochus III was trying to endow a Syrian way of life on his new empire. The Jewish people believed in their religion and chose to stay faithful to it. Antiochus III wanted the Jews to live a Syrian way life but they refused and Antiochus did not make a big deal about it. Later on Antiochus III was beaten by the Romans in war and had to pay heavy taxes to the Romans. The heavy taxes were passed down to his people who had to furnish the gold to pay the Romans. This troubled the Jewish people. They had to come up with a whole lot of money to pay for a tax that they did not cause. When Antiochus III died, his son Seleucus IV took over and begun to oppressed the Jews. He wanted them to adopt a full Syrian way of life including religion.


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... was rooted form Sandler's religious beliefs, which we know to be Jewish. Not only did he co-write and produce the film, lines from his songs from the series The Chanukah Song, became the title for this film. This was Sandler's first voice-acting role, and from an interview which asked him why he chose to take the animation route, he ... and the body I had when I was a nineteen year old and built like a stallion." As well as this, Sandler wanted to make a movie that focused on the real foundation of Chanukah and Christmas. As far as the movie reviews go, the move received a 12% rating fr...

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2. The Old Brown Suitcase

... I would have to leave my new friend Joshua. The next day at school I told Joshua what had happened . He was very upset but invited me and my family to celebrate Chanukah at his house before we left . On the first night of the celebration I watched in awe as I saw the candles of the menorah being lit for the first time. I also ... ...

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... incident involved some Texaco executives who were caught slandering black and Jewish employees and making derogatory references and actions towards them. One remark an executive made was I"m still struggling with Chanukah, and now we have Kwanzaa... Poor Saint Nicholas, they have sh-tted all over his beard. What caused this person to have these points of views? How long has this ... ...

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... , Anne still cries frequently; but she tries not to complain excessively about her misery. In spite of the misery, the Jewish families make some attempt at normalcy. They celebrate birthdays, Chanukah, and Saint Nicolas' Day. They also listen to the radio regularly, always hoping to hear some bit of good news. When they learn that the English are making advances against ... ...

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5. A comparison between Judaism and Christianity.

... of the events. Passover is the celebration and commemoration of the liberation of the Jews from Egypt, observed by a ritual meal and accompanied by its own prayer book, the Haggadah. Chanukah commemorates the miracle during the siege of the Great Temple, when lamp oil that should have given only one night's worth of light gave instead eight nights, which Jew celebrate ... ...

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