Happy Hanukkah!
 

Happy Hanukkah to all the Jewish GCers!

Happy Chanukah!!!

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Here's to the Maccabees!

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According to tradition, when the Maccabees entered the Holy Temple, they discovered that the Greco-Syrians had defiled the oil which was used to Temple's menorah. Only one vat of purified oil remained - enough for only one day. It would take the Jews a week to process more purified oil. Then a miracle occurred. The Maccabees lit the menorah and it burned for not one, but eight days, by which time the new, purified oil was ready. This is why the Hanukkah Menorah has eight candles (not including the shamash candle used to light the others) and one reason why Jews celebrate Hanukkah for eight days.

Happy Hanukkah!

Re: Happy Hanukkah!
 

Indeed.

this may sound ignorant - but what is the difference between Chanukah and Hanukkah??

happy hanukkah

Happy Hanukkah!

Nothing. Both phonetic spellings of the Hebrew word. I've seen it spelled lots of ways.

And happy Hanukkah everyone! :D

Happy Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukah to all my friends on Greek Chat from Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Tejas! (I've been seeing too many of those happy holiday messages on tv from overseas troops.....and to me, Texas is overseas ;))

Have a menorah in the dorm, and helped light candles with the Jewish trainees in Basic Training...bless 'em.

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate it!

Happy Hanukkah!!!

And Docetboy--nice to see you are home for the season...

Happy Hanukkah to all our GreekChat celebrants!!

Happy Hannukah!!!!

Can I be Jewish this year? I'm really not looking forward to christmas, I wish this year would be over already.

I'm not home, i'm a 1,000 miles away in <eww> texas<!>

Happy Hannukah!!!! To All Of Our Fellow Jewish G C Members!:)

Put on your yalmulka, here comes hanukkah
Its so much fun-akkah to celebrate hanukkah,

Hanukkah is the festival of lights,
Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.

When you feel like the only kid in town without a x-mas tree, heres a list of
People who are jewish, just like you and me:

David lee roth lights the menorrah,
So do james caan, kirk douglas, and the late dinah shore-ah

Guess who eats together at the karnickey deli,
Bowzer from sha-na-na, and arthur fonzerrelli.

Paul newmans half jewish; goldie hawns half too,
Put them together--what a fine lookin’ jew! [esus]

You don’t need deck the halls or jingle bell rock
Cause you can spin the dreidl with captain kirk and mr. spock--both jewish!
[esus]

Put on your yalmulka, it’s time for hanukkah,
The owner of the seattle super sonic-ahs celebrates hanukkah.

O.j. simpson-- not a jew!
But guess who is...hall of famer¡ºrod carew--(he converted!)

We got ann landers and her sister dear abby,
Harrison fords a quarter jewish--not too shabby!

Some people think that ebeneezer scrooge is,
Well, he’s not, but guess who is:all three stooges. [esus]

So many jews are in show biz--
Tom cruise isn¹t, [tacit] but I heard his agent is. [esus]

Tell your friend veronica, it’s time you celebrate hanukkah
I hope I get a harmonica, on this lovely, lovely hanukkah.

So drink your gin-and-tonic-ah, and smoke your mara-juanic-ah,
If you really, really wanna-kah, have a happy, happy, happy, happy
Hanukkah¡¡. happy hanukka!