... Or is it Hanukkah?
The truth be told - it is neither - or either! From the Chabad.org website:
The first consonant, the ח, is pronounced as /x/ in Ashkenazic tradition. This phoneme, which sounds like someone clearing his throat of phlegm, does not exist in standard English.
Therefore, in English - either works, also on the Chabad website, we are told that "Ashkenazic Jews, however, traditionally favor 'Chanukah'" - similar to the reason this site is "Chabad" and not "Habad."
So, Happy Chanukah - or Happy Hanukkah - on what is also for Christians, the First Day of Advent!
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