Hanukkah (sometimes spelled as Chanukah) has begun. These sites explain the importance of rededication - also known as the festival of lights - and offer serious studies, cards, crafts, foods and songs to help with the remembrance and celebration.

http://www.amfi.org/hanukkah.htm. Perhaps not one of the more significant holidays on the Jewish calendar, Hanukkah is certainly one of the most visible. Jew and gentile alike know the story of the restoration of the temple and the single day's worth of oil that lasted eight days. This page retells the story.

http://www.holidays.net/chanukah. This is a good choice for families to share. The serious and the fun sides of this Jewish holiday are explored here. They cover everything from history, prayers and ceremony to gifts, food, games and much, much more. There are audio files, songs, poems and lots of links to other holiday sites.

http://www.marlo.com/heb/chanukah.htm. Looking for an electron ic Hanukkah greeting to send to family and friends? Marlo.com offers five animated cyber cards for you to personalize. Add one of 15 musical choices to make it complete.

http://jewishworldreview.com/chanukah.html. From the Jewish World Review in 1997, this collection of articles includes a serious study of Hanukkah as well as some thoughts and activities for kids. The home page of this e-zine-style newsletter is a good one to bookmark.

http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/chanuka/chanstr.htm. This is a wonderful site created for children, but with enough information to make it a good stop for all interested visitors. Make sure you take a turn spinning the virtual Dreidle.

http://www.epicurious.com. For potato latkes, roasted eggplant and pepper salad along with other classic, tradition al and modern Hanukkah recipes (along with a million others), Epicurious can answer the call.

http://www.chanukah97.com. This older site has been updated thanks to the American Friends of Lubavitch and the Abramson Family Foundation. This is wonderful for the whole family. The entire site is well done but particularly nice is their coverage of virtual and public menorah lightings. They also have a gallery of photos with international illuminations from past years.

http://www.torah.org/chanukah.html. Read the history, hear the blessings while you read the translations, see the Menorah as candles are ''lit'' each day of the celebration. There's a lot here to explore in a very visitor-friendly setting.

Jan Perry is a Kentucky-based writer. Send your favorite holiday-related sites to her at SiteSeer2K@aol.com, and you just might see them in The Post with your name in the credits.