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Fifth Day of Hanukkah

Although tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh, Yom Kippur Katan is not observed today, due to Hanukkah.
 * In 3597 (165 BCE), the Menorah in the Beit Hamkidash remained lit for a fifth day.
 * In 5257 (1496 CE), Manuel I expelled the Jews from Portugal.
 * In 5561 (1800 CE), Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi was released from prison a second time. Some Hasidim celebrate 29 Kislev as a holiday.
 * In 5675 (1914 CE), Ottoman authorities expelled the Jews from Tel Aviv.