"Dedication;" the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Macabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem. Hanukkah Alternate Spelling Chanukah, Hanukah, Chanuka, Hanuka Hebrew Spelling חֲנֻכָּה Learn More Hanukkah