Kislev is the ninth month on the Jewish calendar, counting from Nissan. It is best known for the holiday of Chanukah,
which begins on the 25th of Kislev. The message of Chanukah is the
eternal power of light over darkness, good over evil. Aside from
commemorating the miraculous victory of the small and militarily weak
Jewish army over the mighty Syrian-Greek empire, on Chanukah we
celebrate the miracle of the oil. When the Jews sought to light the Temple menorah
after the war, they found only one small jug of oil that had not been
defiled by the pagan invaders. Miraculously, the one-day supply burned
for eight days until new pure oil could be obtained. In commemoration,
the sages instituted the eight-day festival of Chanukah, on which we
kindle the menorah nightly to recall and publicize the miracle.
The month of Kislev brown paper board
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