Hanukkah: Light in the darkness

From 10th until 18th December 2020 the Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. Hanukkah is the feast of the dedication of the Temple. It is celebrated to commemorate the day when the Jews rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem, after defeating the Syrians, in 165 BC. The king of Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, forbade …