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- noun Judaism A nine-branched
menorah used duringHanukkah
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It has been adopted by the general public to refer to the Hanukkah candleholder which others call a hanukkiah or hanukkiyah.
Lights, Action, Hanukkah -- Chanukah or Hanukkah Guide Part 4 FJK 2006
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It has been adopted by the general public to refer to the Hanukkah candleholder which others call a hanukkiah or hanukkiyah.
Archive 2006-12-01 FJK 2006
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Technically, the candelabrum is called a hanukkiah to distinguish itself from the seven-branch menorah used in the Temple.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Activities: The main observance is lighting the candles in a ceremonial lamp called a hanukkiah or Hanukkah dreidel is another fun tradition.
InterfaithFamily.com 2009
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We cook and eat latkes and sufganiyot jelly doughnuts, light the hanukkiah and play dreidel together.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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We do this by lighting the hanukkiah and placing it in the window facing the street for all to see.
Rabbi Jason Miller: The December Dilemma And Decorative Hanukkah Lights Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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We cook and eat latkes and sufganiyot jelly doughnuts, light the hanukkiah and play dreidel together.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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We cook and eat latkes and sufganiyot jelly doughnuts, light the hanukkiah and play dreidel together.
Miriam Lazewatsky: Renewal And Rededication: Supporting LGBT Equality During Hanukkah Miriam Lazewatsky 2011
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Some of the featured flowers have shapes that are subtly derived from shapes of Jewish articles such as the hanukkiah, the hamsa and the mezuzah.
JewishReview.org 2009
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"I lit my hanukkiah (or, menorah) in the window of the apartment in order to shine its light on the decades of darkness within which Germany had been immersed during the war."
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