Happy Hanukkah…

Happy Hanukkah to anyone who celebrates.

We give Eight days worth of gifts. One for each lighting of the menorah. Usually you give one nice gift, the other gifts can be something small.

Hanukkah is a message of light, a message of hope, a message of growth, and then the message of pushing out the darkness.

Today I am making fried potato pancakes, called latkes. Topped with applesauce or sour cream.

Happy Hanukkah! I don't celebrate, but my father used to take us to a church that seemed to follow the Old Testament traditions like Feast of Tabernacles, Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement, and Sabbath on Saturdays, also sundown on Friday to sunrise on Sunday we weren't allowed to work or even watch tv; I don't remember all of the Holy Days, but I'd say we were doing activities, feasts, and church related things over 150 days out of the year. My oldest sister even label herself a "new international Jew" after her completion of ABC(American Bible College, I think), but I never stayed invested.

I'm Polish(really, just a Texan American with Polish ancestry), and because of that church, we didn't even celebrate Christmas, although my Grandparents did. We did have a lot of pierogi's and kielbasa and some kind of beef stew during those winter days, so I always thought we were celebrating some kind of tradition. Regardless, I learned how to share and give somehow and those days strengthened me into someone who cares for others.

Happy Hanukah.

Happy Hanukkah JJ!

Haven't celebrated any holiday, except the winter solstice yet, due to not seeing any grandchildren until maybe this weekend and then on the 4th with my mother.

Had a nice, quiet day yesterday, putting together a large lego set, made goulash and watched Jaws. Great day in my book!

a reply to: JJproductions
Happy Hanukkah!

Here you go.

Stretch it out for eight days. There's only the one, I'm afraid.

a reply to: JJproductions

Happy Hanukkah, JJ!!

I hope you have wonderful and peaceful celebrations.

a reply to: Encia22

Thank you kindly.

a reply to: FullHeathen

Hahah! Love it!

a reply to: chiefsmom

Sounds like a great time. Enjoy your book! We had ice over here the other night on this side of the mitten lol!

a reply to: FeeshJefe

I love pierogi's and kielbasa. My dad’s mom is Polish and her husband is Irish. My mom was born in Israel. Crazy mix.

Plus you have Texan blood. Tequila and Pickle juice when I lived in Dallas. I kindly thank you! Enjoy your day!

Happy Hanukkah JJ!

a reply to: ManSizedSquirrel

Thank you my friend!

a reply to: JJproductions
Lol you get me dude!

a reply to: ManSizedSquirrel

I sure do! The best photo!

Hag Sameach! Am Y'Israel chai!
Peace and blessings to you from a Christian in England. a reply to: JJproductions

a reply to: LuciusDriftwood

Thank you for the anthem! May we all have a great year! Peace to you as well!

a reply to: JJproductions
Yay that’s my squirrel mobile!!

Happy Hanukkah JJ!

*hugs*

Wishing you lots of light and laughter this year!

a reply to: GENERAL EYES

Kindly thank you! I laugh too much! lol! You too!

Happy Hanukkah,. Had my first ever Hanukkah celebration last night. With some friends who are from Israel. They had this really cool, I don't know the name, but a spinning top game that you play on a magnet. You have to spin the spinning top on the magnet and lift the piece of plastic under the spinning top to make it float in the air. You can add or take away weights from the spinning top, and there are moveable wedges that you place under the magnet. I didn't get a turn, but so cool to watch. Maybe you know this game.
They also had those spinning tops in your picture with the herbrew words on them.

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Happy Hanukkah celebrations for you

Hanukkah is a message of light, a message of hope, a message of growth, and then the message of pushing out the darkness.

Like a spiritual solstice.

You get me interested, I have not heard about it and I now inform me. Please do tell more when you want, how is a typical Hanukkah day experienced?