Rabbi Steven Burg, CEO of Aish and an executive board member of the Rabbinical Council of America, told Newsmax on Wednesday that the miracle of Hanukkah is as relevant today to Jews as it was more than 2,000 years ago.

Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Wednesday in a rare confluence with Christmas Day, celebrates the Jews’ rededication of their temple after the Maccabean revolt against the Greek Empire.

The Jewish people had only enough oil for one night, but a miracle happened, and the temple’s menorah stayed lit for eight days. It was another case of God’s ability to provide light to the Jewish people in the face of darkness, according to Burg.

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