The eight-day Chanukah holiday begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 9, and commemorates several concepts: the victory of a small band of G-d-fearing Jews over the pagan and powerful Syrian-Greeks; the prevailing of the spirit over the material, and the refusal to yield to the dictates of those who would eradicate Judaism; the purification and re-dedication of the Holy Temple; the Divine miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days; and more. The following websites are just some of those compiled by Jacob Richman of www.jr.co.il, on which you can read important information about Chanukah:



Ohr Somayach: \"http://www.ohr.org.il/special/chanukah/index.htm\"

Aish HaTorah: \"http://aish.com/holidays/Chanukah/\"

Project Genesis: \"http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/chanukah/\"

OU Online: \"http://www.ou.org/chagim/chanukah/default.htm\"

Chabad Lubavitch: \"http://www.virtualchanukah.com/\"

613.org including Real Audio (blessings, classes, and songs): \"http://www.613.org/chanuka.html\"

Chanukah Fun & Coloring Book: \"http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanuk.htm\"

NCSY Chanukah Articles: \"http://www.shamash.org/nerncsy/publications/index.html#chanukah\"