Re: Re: Happy Hanukkah, Barbara and other GCers!!!!
 

ummm...I really like ruggalah (sp?) does that count?

Actually, not Jewish here but the philosophy is pretty deep and the food ain't half bad! (ex of 2 years was Jewish)

Happy Hanukkah Merry Chritsmas Have a Good Ramadon Happy Kwanzza
SO basically I am saying, Have a Happy and Safe Holiday to all and many more to come.
DGPhoney~

Historical Insight to Hanukkah
 

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To add to this conversation, I wanted to let you know why Hanukkah is historically significant to Judisiam. (In a nutshell) The Jews were ruled by Syian King Antiohus. The Syrians faught the Jews. The Syrians destroyed the Jewish Temple because the Jews stood up to Antiochus and told his they would NOT worship his idols. When the Jews faught back a father and his sons banded together to be the Maccabees. The Jews won the Temple back. As the Jews and the Maccebees were looking through their precious, destroyed Temple they found some oil to light their lamps. They did not think it was enough to last them one day. It was a miracle, but the oil lasted for eight nights and days. This is why we say, Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights and why the holiday lasts eight nights. This is why we have the menorah with eight candles. Hanukkah in Hebrew acually means "Rededication" because the Jews were rededicating the new second Temple.
The significance of the dreidel is: each side of the spinning top has a Hebrew letter. The letters: gimmel (G), hey (H), nun (N) and shin (sh sound). These letters stand for the Hebrew words nes, gadol, haya, sham. This means in English, "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, they use the letters for saying " A great miracle happened HERE."

Okay, don't be that jealous. Usually, days one through seven involved "presents" like socks when I was growing up.

Time to bump.

Happy Hanukkah!

(Hey, whatever happened to justamom? I haven't seen her around here in a while...)

Happy Chanukah to all!!!
or Happy Hanukkah or Happy Chanukkah!!!!!

Happy Chanukkah to all Greek Chatters who celebrate it!!

<---Suddenly jonesing for some latkes!!

Happy Chanukah, GC!

I had latkes at our holiday party this week!

Chanukah starts on the evening of the 25th this year!

Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!!

JAM has been gone for quite awhile. I miss her :( She is an awesome sister & always seemed to have some good advice for those in need. I wish she would come back to visit!!

Happy Chanukah, everyone!

My dog loves Chanukah...he knows that he gets a treat after I light the menorah and say the blessings. As soon as I start setting up the candles he comes racing over, and as I finish up the blessings he starts leaping in the air! He's too adorable. :)

Ditto as to both statements!

Happy Chanukah to everyone!

Don't forget the apple sauce with the latkes.

My mother's latkes are so light and lacey, they're hard to resist! And while I prefer them with applesauce, my brother likes them with sour cream.

Thank heavens for Jewish cousins!!!