Hanukkah is coming!! Hanukkah is coming!!
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Oh silly me! I thought they actually has something to do with... Advent!
The Hallmark channel is crappy, sappy Christmas movies 24/7 until the week after Christmas (I think). No I love Lucy for almost 2 months!!!
Aw, I'm Jewish, so thank yooooou!
What a kind thought.
Nah, better than kind.
Really thoughtful, yeah
Wishing you a Happy HanukkahAw, I'm Jewish, so thank yooooou!
What a kind thought.
Nah, better than kind.
Really thoughtful, yeah
The owner of the company is Jewish. I've learned a lot over the years. We have mezuzahs on the thresholds of our doors in the office.
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Comments like this remind me of how big the difference is between being Jewish in the USA and being Jewish in the UK.
The only companies that have mezuzot (plural of mezuzah and there is no reason why you should know that!) on their doorposts are charities (I think you call them non-profit, in the US).
Most of us keep our heads down and try and stay beneath the radar - especially in public life. It's the English way.
Outside the big cities - London, Leeds and Manchester, most people will never meet a Jewish person
Here's the thing: in Europe, the Nazis didn't just murder as many of us as they could, they murdered so many that they wiped out the gene pool of the Jewish people.
Sorry to inject a downer into a joyful thread, but there is a reason why there are more Jews in New York state (1,757,000 in 2014) than any single country in Europe.
Phew.
There isn't any crossover between Advent and Chanukah, sorry.
One festival (Chanukah) celebrates a miracle that happened after a battle between Jews who were being forced to worship Greek gods by the Syrians.
Enter the Maccabees (Jewish equivalent of Special Ops) who handed the Greeks their tushes on a platter, after a three-year war.
When the Temple (in Jerusalem) was rededicated, there was only enough oil for one night, but somehow, that oil lasted eight days.
Hence, eight days of Chanukah.
I think Advent celebrates the arrival of the baby in Bethlehem. Check with a knowledgeable Christian.
Hope that helps.
Because we love to argue, seriously.What I’ve always wanted to know for the last 20 years is why are there 16 different spellings for the word Hanukkah?
Two Jews = Six arguments, if you get lucky.
Joking aside, it's a combination of custom and language - if you speak Hebrew, you'll say Chanukah, because the first syllable should sound guttural. Ditto if you grew up around Yiddish-speakers.
In the US, Hanukkah does the job.
Nice one GNTLGNT!
Completely unrelated, but you have a new avatar - is that you and A Significant Other?
If so, mazel tov!
This is gorgeous
Jewish equivalent of Elf on a Shelf
....yes sweetheart, that's my beloved of 24 years-Ms. Tracy.....Nice one GNTLGNT!
Completely unrelated, but you have a new avatar - is that you and A Significant Other?
If so, mazel tov!
Oh, I know that they aren't connected per se. I was just wondering if CYB (as an active Catholic) celebrated both events with the different candles. Advent and Hanukkah often occur at the same timePhew.
There isn't any crossover between Advent and Chanukah, sorry.
One festival (Chanukah) celebrates a miracle that happened after a battle between Jews who were being forced to worship Greek gods by the Syrians.
Enter the Maccabees (Jewish equivalent of Special Ops) who handed the Greeks their tushes on a platter, after a three-year war.
When the Temple (in Jerusalem) was rededicated, there was only enough oil for one night, but somehow, that oil lasted eight days.
Hence, eight days of Chanukah.
I think Advent celebrates the arrival of the baby in Bethlehem. Check with a knowledgeable Christian.
Hope that helps.
As a faith directly derived from the Jewish faith, many Catholic churches spend quite a bit of time teaching Jewish biblical history--the story of Hanukkah isn't a mystery Advent is a 4 week time of preparation for the celebration of the nativity of Christ (which, by the way is not a single day. Christmas is a season--from Dec. 25 to the Feast of the Baptism on Jan 8). It begins 4 Sundays before Dec. 25th. Each Sunday marks the beginning of a week dedicated to pondering one of 4 divine gifts: hope, peace, joy, and love (some use faith in this position). Over the years, I've come to anticipate and enjoy Advent more than the 'big day'. lol
You Jews and non-Jews are wacky in a good way! Speaking about Billybumblers...how many pounds does Oy vey?
