Zos Hanukkah 2009: the Last Day of Hanukkah
At nightfall today. December 19, 2009 Hanukkah ends and the eighth day of Hanukkah has special significance:
First a Rabbinical lecture:
Zos Hanukkah: the significance of the number Eight
According to Chabad.org, “The eighth day of Chanukah is also known as Zot Chanukah (literally, “this is Chanukah”), after a key phrase in the special Chanukah Torah reading for this day (Numbers 7:54-8:4).
And finally a Hanukkah chuckle:
The Chipmunk Hanukkah
