Challenges and Encouragements from the Story and Miracle of Hanukkah

The eight-day festival of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, or Feast of Dedication, has become an integral part of the sequence of Jewish holidays celebrated annually, this year from sunset on 28 November to sunset on 6 December. As a Jew, Jesus would have celebrated Hanukkah regularly, thereby affirming His Jewish identity …