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(whereas on Hanukkah, Jews gained their independence from the Seleucid Empire).
* Reading the Book of Esther is considered a form of Hallel.

Partial Hallel is recited on the last six days of Passover and on Rosh Chodesh. On all other occasions when Hallel is recited, the text is the full Hallel.

Many Jewish communities, especially those which identify with religious Zionism,

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