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Duke in Pictures: Chanukah

Jewish Life at Duke sponsors celebration

Jeff Schwane and Christine Wang build their own menorah at the Latkes and Libations celebration Thursday night at the Armidillo Grill in the Bryan Center. The event was sponsored by Jewish Life at Duke on the third night of Chanukah.

The celebration continues tonight with a Shabbat dinner and services. Candlelighting ceremonies will be held Saturday and Sunday, and the celebration concludes with Exam Study Breaks on Monday and Tuesday.

The Jewish holiday celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians in the second century B.C.E. and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days.

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