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26 Merchant Taylors’ Prep School Newsletter - 16.12.2022 MTP Year 4 Jewish Festival On 18th December, many Jewish people will be celebrating the festival of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. In class we learnt about the story of how a group of Jews defeated the powerful army of Syrian Greeks. When they lit the special candelabrum called the menorah the oil miraculously stayed alight for 8 days. Jewish children often play Dreidel to help them remember this story. The boys are playing for counters but sometimes the game is played with sweets!