On streets where Jews live around the world, there is a display in windows or on doorsteps that is at once familiar and glorious.
It is the Hanukkah menorah, celebrating a holiday that began at sundown Thursday.The root of the word "menorah" is "shine" — and menorahs do this for all to see.
Everything about the Hanukkah menorah is interesting, meaningful and instructive. First, a brief historical overview. In 167 B.C., King Antiochus IV — the most powerful ruler in the Middle East — conquered Jerusalem.
Allied with Jews who had been charmed by Greek ideas and turned against their faith, Antiochus commanded idol worship and the profaning of the Sabbath and feasts.The king also ordered an altar to Zeus erected in the holy Jewish Temple,.
Read more on foxnews.com