HANUKKAH is an annual eight-day festival commencing on the 25th of Kislev. (Sunset next Shabbat December 11th is the first day) The term Hanukkah is found in Hebrew and in Aramaic (hanukta) in rabbinic literature "dedication of the altar,". The Hanukkah celebration is a time for family and prayer. Hanukkah is a time to focus on the light of the world, Yeshua. The Hanukkah (9 branch) menorah should be placed in a window or outside to publicize this great miracle.