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Hanukkah: Faith burning brightly
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A group gathers in the clubhouse at Cresswind on Lake Lanier for the lighting of the menorah in observance of the first day of Hanukkah.
Tuesday marked the first day of Hanukkah. The Jewish Festival of Lights celebrates the victory of the Jewish army, the Maccabees, over Syrian forces. It also celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been ruined during battle.