Celebrating Hanukkah both commemorates a particular hard-fought battle for Jewish religious freedom and is itself an expression of that freedom in most of the places where Jews live today. The significance of Hanukkah has evolved over the past century. The story of the miraculous Jewish victory over a foreign army to regain sovereignty in the Land of Israel and to restore worship at the Temple in Jerusalem holds obvious resonance for Israeli Jews and for Zionists of all faiths everywhere. In the West, the timing of Hanukkah also allows Jews to take part in the cheer of the Christmas holiday...