Who are Jews and what does it mean to be a Jew? These questions are answered by one wonderful holiday: Hanukkah! Many people think of Hanukkah as a holiday of lights and oil for candles. «The menorah burned for eight days with oil that was only supposed to be enough for one day,» they usually say. So supposedly we light Hanukkiah for eight days in a row and eat cakes baked with oil. But the real story of the holiday and its meaning is completely different! Here is what we find about Chanukah in the books of the Maccabees ....