Hanukkah 2024 Traditions Of. So what's so special about hanukkah? And where do dreidels, latkes and menorahs fit?

In 2024, hanukkah begins at sundown on wednesday, dec. Hanukkah (alternately spelled chanukah), meaning dedication in hebrew, commemorates the victory of a small group of jewish rebels (led by judah maccabee and his brothers, collectively known as “the maccabees ”).