Hanukkah Part 2: The Feast of Hanukkah and The Feast of Sukkot - English only. The Feast of Hanukkah has some very close ties with the Feast of Sukkot. Did the Maccabees celebrate Hanukah only as a substitute because they could not celebrate the Feast of Sukkot a few months earlier while they were in the wilderness? Why do we observe both? Join us as we analyze the two feasts! Recorded December 11, 2022.