Guide to the Holiday of Hanukkah

In the list of Jewish holidays, Hanukkah stands apart: all other holidays are mentioned in the Tanakh, while Hanukkah is not noted at all. The book offered to the reader, «Guide to the Holiday of Hanukkah», fills the information gap. An overview of historical events, detailed explanations of laws and customs, an analysis of the religious and national aspects of the holiday, a translation of the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe M.-M. Schneerson, and a commented translation of the only authentic text recognized by Judaism about those times — the «Scroll of the Hasmoneans» — will provide a comprehensive understanding of the unique holiday of lights and illumination — Hanukkah.