Send me email alerts for new articles by elon gilad. This is the story of hanukkah, a beautiful tale of rededicating a temple and the unity. Diane hoytgoldsmiths celebrating hanukkah holiday, 1996 uses text and photographs of a specific jewishamerican family to introduce the celebration. Great book, but some of it was too graphic for younger children. Dec 07, 2018 the feast of hanukkah is the feast of dedication. Find hanukkah activities, recipes, story ideas, and more on the pj library hanukkah hub. In recent years, few books that take this factual approach to the holiday have been published.
The book of judith is a deuterocanonical book, included in the septuagint and the catholic and eastern orthodox christian old testament of the bible, but excluded from the hebrew canon and assigned by protestants to their apocrypha. Most of the other noteworthy hanukkah books are fiction, making this one a worthy addition. Hanukkah is a wonderful time filled with games, food, family, and fun. Woven throughout this entertaining and humorous story of a case of mistaken identity are many hanukkah traditions. The most famous story about that rededication comes from our talmud, where we read that, when the maccabees walked into the temple, they found only enough oil to light the menorah lamp for one day but miraculously, that small amount of oil lasted for eight days, which is exactly how long it took to get new oil.
The story of hanukkah is not included in the bible. Religious freedom is an important value in our home and in my daughters school so it was a great fit for us. Five favorite hanukkah stories for kids the childrens book. The word hanukkah means dedication, and it comes from the moment when the temple was triumphantly returned to the jewish people. Hanukkah covering all aspects of the jewish festival of lights from the story of the miracle of the oil lamp, to the lighting of the hannukah menorah, to the special foods eaten during this holiday theultimate hanukkah sticker book makes learning about jewish festivals fun.
That lands it somewhere in december on the gregorian calendar though in 20 it fell on thanksgiving in november, an extremely rare occurrence. Retaking jerusalem and the temple, they lit the holy lamp the menorah but had only. After the second temple in jerusalem was desecrated by the seleucid emperor antiochus iv and his grecosyrian troops, jewish priest mattathias and his sons rebelled. Maccabee the story of hanukkah kindle edition by balsley. Find more activities, book lists, interviews, and recipes. Its also the celebration of an ancient miracle, and retelling and remembering the story of that miracle is an essential part of the holiday, for young and old. It tells of a jewish widow, judith, who uses her beauty and charm to destroy an assyrian general and save israel from oppression. This is a great readaloud book for 1st3rd graders in teaching about how the holiday called hanukkah came into being. See the story come alive as the maccabees celebrate the miracle of the eight nights of hanukkah. This book was the perfect book to introduce our three and almosttwo yearold sons to the story behind hanukkah. Tells the story of the jewish festival of lights, from its beginnings in ancient israel. It was a very simply told story, the pictures were bright and winsome, the boys really enjoyed the metre of the poem, and it reminded me of some of my favorite books from my own childhood. Hanukkah is one of the few jewish holidays not mentioned in the bible.
At any rate, the heroic deed of yehudit has inspired faith and courage in the hearts of jews throughout the ages. Hanukkah gifts by lovebook the personalized gift book. Every year during hanukkah, jews light menorahs for eight days to remember the miracles that happened long ago. The following are exerts from the first chapters of the book of i macabees. The best books about hanukkah for kids childrens books. According to one version, it happened during the time of the maccabean revolt against syrian oppression, and yehudit was a daughter of yochanan the high priest, father of the hasmonean family. The last two pages of the story briefly explain how hanukkah is celebrated today, and i love the last line of the book.
A hanukkah and christmas story the story of hanukkah celebrations. Celebrate hanukkah with a beautiful board book that tells the story of a great miracle. The story of hanukkah does not appear in the torah because the events that inspired the holiday occurred after it was written. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. The events behind the festival of hanukkah are found in the apocryphal book of 1 maccabees. The most famous story about that rededication comes from our talmud. However, this detail does not appear in any jewish texts until 600 years later in the talmud, mentioned in a larger discussion of why hanukkah observance is so important. It would only appear centuries later in the talmud shabbat 21b. The 10 best hanukkah books for kids familyeducation. David adler relates the story of hanukkah in childfriendly language.
In order to relate the story that led up to chanukah, we shall start with antiochus iii, the king of syria, who reigned from 3538 to 3574 222186 b. The story of hanukkah is found in the book of i maccabees. Get to know the story behind the festival of lights, from the times of alexander the great to the miracle that is the foundation of hanukkah celebrations today. It was a very simply told story, the pictures were bright and winsome, the boys really enjoyed the metre of the poem, and it reminded me of. The temple was rededicated and the eightday holiday of hanukkah was created, modeled on the eightday holiday of sukkot. The story of how hanukkah came to be is contained in the books of 1 and 2 maccabees, which are not part of the jewish canon of the hebrew bible. Hanukkah begins tonight we hope your holiday is bright and bookish. These books tell the story of the small band of jewish fighters who liberated the land of israel from the syrian greeks. In this sweet humorous story, a family in the old country is caught by an early blizzard without food for hanukkah. See more ideas about hanukkah, childrens books and books. The story of hanukkah discover first fruits of zion.
Create your own personalized book of reasons why you love someone. Hanukkahs real and imagined history robert siegel speaks with simon schama, author of the story of the jews, about the political history of hanukkah. Only centuries after the maccabees defeat of the syrians did the story of the jar of oil which has come to be associated with hanukkah appear in the talmud. Dec 12, 2019 the hanukkah story is based on historical events that took place in 165 bce in jerusalem. The story of hanukkah is set in the seleucid empire, an area that included babylonia as well as much of anatolia, persia, the levant, mesopotamia, and the areas now known as kuwait, afghanistan, pakistan, and turkmenistan. These books are not part of the canonized tanakh hebrew bible used by modern jews, though the catholic and orthodox churches consider them part of the old. No celebration of hanukkah would be complete without recountn. Tells the story of the jewish festival of lights, from its beginnings in ancient israel to how modern day jewish families keep the traditions and ceremonies alive. The story of hanukkah is told in a couple of bible books, macabbees i and maccabbees ii, and neither of these bible books is in the tanakh, the jewish bible. In the first part of this series we did not elaborate on the horrors committed by antiochus iv, nor did we discuss at length the mighty triumphs of the maccabees.
The empire was founded by seleucus i nicator after the death of alexander the great in 323 bce. The story of hanukkah is preserved in the books of the first and second maccabees, which describe in detail the rededication of the temple in jerusalem and the lighting of the menorah. The story of the miraculous oil lasting eight days is apocryphal. Therein the story is told of how judah maccabee and his heroic band of freedom fighters overthrew the tyrannical seleucid forces that had subdued judea and defiled the jerusalem temple.
It is, however, mentioned in the new testament, in which jesus. Hanukkah, christmas, the chinese new year happy hanukkah, corduroy hershel and the hanukkah goblins. I always admire childrens picture book authors who both write and illustrate their books and heres one that the author has obviously based on her own family. We burn the hanukkiah menorah through the eight days of hanukkah as a remembrance of this miracle. The hanukkah story is based on historical events that took place in 165 bce in jerusalem. Hanukkah gifts by lovebook the personalized gift book that. What you need to know about the hanukkah story my jewish.
Our guest contributor also covers why her christian family honors a jewish holiday. Its not until the last night of hanukkah that a familiar jewish holiday tradition. Nov 21, 2017 five favorite hanukkah stories for kids. The story is about a girl and her parents who celebrate both hanukkah and christmas, and shows some of the traditional activities they do for each of those holidays.
Last year rachel kamin wrote, move over, shmelfthere are other books on the. Hanukkah in the book of maccabees galilee of the nations. Students are introduced to antiochus iv, mattathias, and the maccabees in this short video. Barbara m linde even the smallest jewish children know the amazing story of the oil that didnt run out for 8 days and nights.
The narrative is colorfully illustrated with acrylic painting, which clearly reflects the action of. After using the book to explain the history of the holiday i followed up with the hanukkah trike by michelle edwards for a presentday hanukkah story. Hanukkah story and 17 lessons to help kids learn hanukkah. The story of the courageous maccabees is retold in simple yet dramatic text, accompanied by vibrant paintings of the battle, the temple of jersua. The ancient israelites, led by judas maccabeus, did vanquish the oppressor antiochus but greek rule would only be shaken off 20 years later under judas younger brother.
Hanukkah falls on the eve of the 25th of the jewish month of kislev and lasts eight days. The only place you can find those two books now is in catholic bibles. Dec 25, 2005 sunday evening marks the beginning of the jewish festival of hanukkah. The board book of the the story of hanukkah by david a. This book is perfect for acting out the characters with appropriate voices, especially bubba braynas yiddish jewish accent. More than 2000 years ago there was a time when the land of israel was part of the syriangreek empire, dominated by syrian rulers of the dynasty of the seleucids. Jews celebrate their victory over a tyrant king and the rededication of the temple in jerusalem. Lovebook is the most unique personalized hanukkah gifts you could ever give to someone you love. A retelling of the story of hanukkah for children growing in reading confidence. And one girl finds a moose camped out in her backyard, right near her favorite blue swing. Sunday evening marks the beginning of the jewish festival of hanukkah. Perhaps the most famous part of the story is what happened next. Hanukkah celebrates one of the first fights for religious freedom.
Hanukkah in the book of maccabees welcome to part 2 of our series the miracles, mysteries and histories of hanukkah. Also called the festival of lights, hanukkah celebrates events from more than 2,000 years ago. According to the legend, when the maccabees entered the temple and began to reclaim it from the greeks, they immediately relit the ner tamid eternal light, which burned. Judah and the little army of maccabees fight to free jerusalem from the cruel king antiochus in this vibrant and actionfilled rhyming version of the famous hanukkah story.