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Whether you spell it Chanukah, Chanukkah, Hanukkah, Hanuka, or Channuka, you're probably right. Because of the linguistic differences between English and Hebrew, there is no "correct" spelling, though depending on your priorities and taste, some are more correct than others.
See How to Spell Hanukkah for the complete etymology of the word and the historical details which dictate the its spelling.
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Fast Facts
- Begins: 25 Kislev
- Ends: 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet
- Commemorates the Maccabees' successful rebellion against Antiochus IV Epiphanes
- Annual Jewish holiday observance that last for eight consecutive days
- Celebrated with food, exchanging of gifts, and the lighting of menorahs
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Authorities on the Spelling
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary: Hanukkah
- Manischewitz: Chanukah
- Hallmark Cards: Hanukkah
- American Greetings: Chanukah and Hanukkah
- Hebrew Union College: Chanukkah
- Jerusalem Post: Hanukka
- Rabbinical Council of America: Chanukah
- The Kabbalah Centre: Chanukah
- The Forward: Chanukah
- Oxford English Dictionary: Hanukkah
- American Israel Public Affairs Committee: Hanukkah
- Tikkun: Chanukah
- Society for Humanistic Judaism: Hanukka
- Judaism 101: Chanukkah
- Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism: Chanukah
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