Hanukah

Various spellings are accepted as correct:
Hanukkah or Hanukah also Chanukah

Someone might try to tell you that the sign for Hanukkah is either palm forward or palm backward. Actually it is either. I looked into this sign quite a bit and dug around. I'm very comfortable telling you that you will see it both ways "in the literature" and "online."

(Hanukkah: palms forward - Don Grushkin version, also Michigan ASL Browser, The ASL Handshape Dictionary, and LASL)

(Hanukkah: palms backward - Lou Fant's version -- "ASL Phrase Book")
(Hanukkah: unusual version - aslpro.com - at the time of this research they were using a very stylized movement that ends up palm back.)
(Hanukkah: both versions - two entries: Random House ASL Dictionary)

(Hanukkah: palms backward - Elaine Costello--book: "Religious Signing")
(Hanukkah: [palms backward -http://www.deafvideo.tv/video/watch/31389/ )
(Richard Horrell tells me that he recalls when he was in Washington D.C. seeing Jews sign Hanukkah signed palm out.)

My personal favorite is the palm back version. Why? First of all because it is easier to do. (Less tension in the wrist.) Second of all it is the one that I see more and more of lately -- thus it seems to be gaining prominence.)
--Dr. Bill

Hanukah:
(Version 1)

Hanukah:

Hanukah: (version 3)

Similar to version two, but the hands start in "4-handshapes" instead of "B" handshapes.

In a message dated 7/6/2005 10:38:02 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ecdrury@_____.com writes:

I let you know your lesson is H and Hanukah is wrong spells and Its
actual is meaning : Hanukkah

Bye, I enjoy checking to your site is the best sign language.

Dear Ecdrury,

According to dictionary.com there are three accepted spellings:
"Hanukkah or Hanukah also Chanukah."

But now I have a vote from you for the longer spelling.

Thanks for sharing your comment.
Cordially,

Dr. Bill
p.s. By the way, "langauge" is actually spelled, "language." (Grin.)

In a message dated 7/7/2005 2:11:42 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ecdrury@____.com writes:

Oh, because I'm used on the website is www.dictionary.cambridge.org. I
got it what you mean .
Thank you for told me.