Tag: Chanukah
For The Last Night of Chanukah
Ending this week-long celebration of the Festival of Lights with the latest video from the Maccabeats. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHwyTxxQHmQ[/youtube]
Oy, Are We Still Celebrating?
Yes, this is the next to last night of Chanukah. A little story. We were the only Jewish family on our street. Most of the houses were decorated for Christmas, so my parents, not wanting us to feel left out, did the same. Except we had blue and white lights framing the front windows of […]
Yes, Chanukah is Still Going On
This is the sixth night of Chanukah. By this time when I was a young pisher, I was getting socks from my parents and a $10 bill from my grandmother. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeC8nTYEwQQ[/youtube]
All I Want for Chanukah………
This is a little tongue in cheek, but hey, after eating latkes and sufganiyot for a couple of days, you need to laugh a bit.
How Chanukah is Celebrated in the Rocky Mountains
It’s nice to go back to my home state and see how the residents of that quaint little town of South Park celebrate Chanukah.
On the Third Night of Chanukah…….
This is a favorite song of mine, especially since it’s performed by Peter, Paul, and Mary.
For the Second Night of Chanukah
I think I mentioned it last year, but Chanukah is typical of quite a few Jewish holidays – they tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.
Tonight’s video is the smash hit from last year by the Maccabeats, the acapella group from Yeshiva University in New York.
Happy Chanukah from Delaware Liberal
Have a happy Chanukah, one and all! During Chanukah, we remember how the Jews (led by the Maccabees) won their independence from King Antiochus IV of the Selucid Empire (a Hellenistic successor to Alexander the Great’s empire, stretching from Turkey to Pakistan), who outlawed their religious practices, sacked Jerusalem, and defiled their temple. Before the […]
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