Chanukah

11/28/2021 to 12/6/2021

Chanukah also known as Hanukkah, starts on Sunday evening, November 28, and the Eighth Day of Chanukah is Sunday through Monday, December 5-6.

Chanukah is the Jewish festival that brings light and warmth into the darkest time of the year. It is on the lunar calendar during the darkest phases of the moon and on the solar calendar near the shortest days of the year.

Jewish traditions celebrate the miracle of light that took place after the ancient Jews triumphed over Assyrian invaders in 168 BCE. Jewish families celebrate by lighting candles during the eight days of Chanukah, eating foods cooked in oil reminding us of the miracle of one day’s worth of oil lasting the eight days of rededication of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem, singing songs, and in some places sharing gifts.

The dreidel is a spinning top used as a kids’ game that is associated with Chanukah because during the Assyrian oppression of the Jews in Israel, Jews were prohibited from studying their sacred texts. They would hide their studying and bring out a dreidel to show that they were playing and not learning.

Today, some Jews celebrate Chanukah with eight days of different themes.

Jewish foods during Chanukah include latkes, potato pancakes, and sufganiyot, jelly donuts, both fried in oil.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

List of 3 events.

Nichols Night 2024
5/4/2024 5:30 PM to 5/4/2024 9:30 PM
The annual Nichols Night auction will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024 on the Nichols campus in The Class of 1961 Student Commons.
As the School's major fundraising event, all proceeds - 100% of donations - benefit our students and their Nichols experience.
Reunion 2024
6/7/2024 to 6/8/2024
Save the date for Reunion 2024. The All-alumni party on the Nichols Quad will take place Friday night, June 7.

Registration will open in April 2024.
Nichols Golf Open
7/22/2024 11:00 AM to 7/22/2024 7:00 PM
The Nichols Golf Open will be taking place at Cloverbank Country Club in Hamburg, NY.

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