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Get StartedEncountering Darkness, Discovering Light (Part 3 of 4)
Is Hanukkah Like Christmas?
Join Rabbi Fohrman as he continues to explore the relationship between the Rabbis description of Hanukkah and their telling of Adam’s first winter festival. While the similarities between these two holidays seem apparent, there is also a very telling difference between what each holiday celebrates. Looking at these holidays side by side will help us gain a clearer answer to our questions about the roots of Hanukkah, and the particular meaning of celebrating light in the darkness of winter.
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