The stamp art features a warm, elegant illustration of a holiday menorah in the window of a home
Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for ''dedication.'' Tradition relates how a miracle took place during the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by conquering armies. The sacramental oil, thought to be enough for only one day, burned for eight days
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Product Dimensions

Package Dimensions
Width : 6 inch
Height : 0.25 inch
Length : 9.5 inch

Item Weight: 0.16 ounce (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping Weight: 0.16 ounce (View shipping rates and policies)

ASIN : B01M6BW910

Product Description

Hanukkahspans eight nights and days of remembrance and ritual. The U.S. Postal Service joins the celebration with a new Hanukkah stamp in 2016.

The stamp art features a warm, elegant illustration of a holiday menorah in the window of a home. The candles - one for each of the eight nights and days of Hanukkah, and the ninth, the shamash or ''servant,'' used to light the other candles - are a creamy white and have all been lit. The white window trim is visible through the branches of the menorah, which echo the tangle of snow-covered tree branches beyond the glass.

Hanukkah is the Hebrew word for''dedication.''Tradition relates how a miracle took place during the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem, which had been desecrated by conquering armies. The sacramental oil, thought to be enough for only one day, burned for eight days.

The miracle of the oil is at the heart of the ritual of the lighting of the hanukiah, a menorah - candelabra - used only at Hanukkah. Traditionally, it was placed for all to see at the entrance of the home to proclaim the miracle. Many times in history it was not safe for Jewish families to make such a public declaration of faith, and the menorah was set instead in a prominent place inside the home. Today in the U.S., many families are renewing the tradition of displaying the menorah in windows during the holiday.

The eight nights and days of Hanukkah begin on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, a date that falls in late November or December. In 2016, Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 24.

The Hanukkah stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp. This Forever stamp will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce price.

Made in the USA