hah-nə-kə ; hebrew : חֲנֻכָּה ḥanuká, tiberian : ḥanuká, usually spelled חֲנוּכָּה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in modern hebrew , [ˈχanukə] or [ˈχanikə] in yiddish ; a transliteration also romanized as chanukah or ḥanukah) is a jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the second temple in jerusalem...