This year, Hanuka, the festival of lights, begins Sunday, Dec. 22, and goes eight days to Dec. 30. The holiday marks a second century B.C. event when Jews had risen up against their Greek-Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt. The festival has a long list of special words important to the eight days.

BABKA
CHABAD
DREIDEL
GELT
HANUKKAH
KUGEL
MACCABEES
NUN
SHAMASH
SUFGANIYOT
BRISKET
CHALLAH
FAMILY
GIFTS
HAY
LATKES
MATZAH
OIL
SHIN
TALMUD
CANDLE
CHANUKAH
FRIENDS
GIMEL
KISLEV
LEKACH
MENORA
RABBI
SIVION
TORAH