How do you actually spell Hanukkah? Chanukah? Unpacking the 24 spellings of the Jewish Festival of Lights

How do you actually spell Hanukkah? Chanukah? Unpacking the 24 spellings of the Jewish Festival of Lights

December 14th marks the first night of latkes, sufganiyot, and candlelighting. That’s right, it’s already Hanukkah.  Or is it Chanukah? Hanuka? According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there are 24 different spellings for Hanukkah. Since the time for this debate is nearing:The right way to spell Hanukkah is to change the spelling of Channuka each time that you mention Xanukah. Khannike is a delightful holiday (get it?) when one eats fried fo…

There Are 16 Ways To Spell Hanukkah - The Most Common English Spelling Is “Hanukkah” or “Chanukah.”

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew c…