Hanukkah Stamps 2022 Forever Postage Stamps 100pcs

Description: 20 stamps/page * 5 pages. You got 100 stamps in total. Background:Hanukkah means “dedication” in Hebrew. The story of Hanukkah begins with the victory of the Maccabees . an army of Jewish fighters . over the forces of Hellenic emperor Antiochus IV . whose supporters had desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem by building an altar to the Greek god Zeus.After reclaiming the Temple and preparing to rededicate the holy space . the worshippers discovered that only one small jar of consecrated oil remained — enough to last one day. Rather than wait for more oil to arrive . they lit the Temple menorah . which miraculously burned for eight days.The miracle of the oil is celebrated with the ceremonial lighting of the hanukkiah . the nine-branch candelabra used only at Hanukkah. The hanukkiah . also called menorah . holds eight candles . one for each night of Hanukkah . plus one known as the “shamash .” which means the servant or helper candle used to light the others.The candle for the