A surcharge is an. additional cost added to utility customersâ bills. Surcharges are also referred to by other terms. such as riders, adjustment clauses, recovery mechanisms, and cost trackers. The proliferation. of additional fees and surcharges generally shifts risks away from utility investors and onto. consumers.
Updated February 16, 2017. Hanukkah (sometimes transliterated Chanukkah) is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days and nights. It starts on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which coincides with late November-late December on the secular calendar. In Hebrew, the word hanukkah means dedication..
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, starts on the 25th day of the Jewish calendar month of Kislev and lasts for eight days and nights.In 2015, Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 6. With blessings, games, and festive foods, Hanukkah celebrates the triumphs--both religious and military--of ancient Jewish heroes.he lighting of the menorah, known in Hebrew as the hanukiya, is the most important Hanukkah tradition. A menorah is a candlestand with nine branches. Usually eight candles-one for each day of Hanukka-are of the same height, with a taller one in the middle, the shamash (servant), which is used to light the others.