The Hanukkah Festival

The ancient candle that was discovered in the excavations on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, and on it is decorated with a candlestick, a menorah and a candlestick. Photo: Emil Eljam, Antiquities Authority

A rare 1,700-year-old oil candle, with the symbols of the temple on it - a menorah, a torch and a candlestick, was revealed in Jerusalem

The researchers: "Just as today, many of us hold objects of Jewish significance, so did the owner of the candle, some two hundred years after the destruction of the temple"
Winter solstice versus summer solstice. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The winter solstice - the shortest day of the year

On Friday, 22/12/23 at 05:26 viewers from Jerusalem will have the point of time where the length of the day reverses, winter ends and spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere. The length of the day - ten hours and four minutes