The holiday commemorates the rededication of the holy Temple in Jerusalem after the Jews' 165 B.C.E. victory over the Hellenist Syrians. Antiochus, the Greek King of Syria, outlawed Jewish rituals and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. ...more.

      Naxos has several new Jewish-theme releases, some Hanukkah-specific and others more general, such as Mihaud's Sacred Service (including his add-on for Friday evening prayers), a klezmer encores CD, and ones from Bernstein and Weill.

    thanks to the members of our music group for their contributions

     

     

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