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Eliana December 7th, 2004 3:52 PM

Happy Hannukah! ^^
 
Well, being the good little Jewish Mod I am, I thought I'd say Happy Hannukah! We start lighting candles tonight. Hm, lemme get a pic:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/elianarox/images.jpg
Using the middle candle, we light one more each night, until we light all of them on the eight day. Its in order to remember the miracle that the oil in our temple burned for eight days...theres more to it, but thats basically it.
Anyways, if you have any questions, just post em here!

Happy Hannukah!


--Eliana

Alex_ December 7th, 2004 3:56 PM

I celebrate Christmas, but Happy Hannukah to those of you who do celebrate it XD

Eliana December 7th, 2004 4:01 PM

Why thank you T-dude! hey thats a cool name XD

Mutt December 7th, 2004 4:04 PM

It might be easiest to say "Happy Holidays!"

T-Dude is a cool name!

katfox2 December 7th, 2004 4:04 PM

Weeeeeeeeeee!!! ^.^
Happy Hannukah to you all, and Happy New Year!!! :classic:

Mutt December 7th, 2004 4:07 PM

Oh yeah, it's New Years, too!

Kelsey December 7th, 2004 4:11 PM

Happy Hannukah everyone! This is cool, even though I am not Jewish, I have always loved this holiday along with Christmas. ^_^ *looks at teh pwetty candles*

~Kelsey

Shana December 7th, 2004 4:17 PM

Happy Hannukah Eli, and everyone else here who is Jewish!

Eliana December 7th, 2004 4:36 PM

Thankies! Yeah, Blaines posting the story of HannukaH XD

Careful With That Axe, Pichu! December 7th, 2004 6:00 PM

Happy Hannukah! I don't tend to celebrate it, but it seems that you do so HAPPPY HAPPPY ONE!

Mutt December 7th, 2004 6:02 PM

Simpsons is on! Gotta go!

Eliana December 7th, 2004 6:19 PM

Wow, that was complete spam...XD

chloe5685 December 7th, 2004 6:25 PM

happy Hannukah!you forgot that on each day a light is lit you get to open 1 gift.

Alex_ December 7th, 2004 6:27 PM

Yeah, it was spam O.o Anyway thanx u2.I like my name too XD. Wow as soon as i typed u2 U2 the band came on O.o anyway yay for the story of hannukah *feels sorry for Blaine* that'll be awfully long but it'll be cool to read, ive heard ot once but ive forgot it XD

Blaine December 7th, 2004 7:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chloe5685
happy Hannukah!you forgot that on each day a light is lit you get to open 1 gift.

Are you Jewish? If so, yea for Judaism! My momma lets us open two gifts per night... O.o

Anyway, gather round while Blaine sings the blessing over the menorah candles!

Ahem!


Barukh atah Adonai, Elohaynu, melekh ha-olam asher keedishanu b'meetzvotav v'tzeevanu l’had’lik neir shel Chanukkah (Amein)

W00t! Okay kiddies! Time for the story of Channukah!

This story was brought to you courtesy of Judaism 101:

The story of Chanukkah begins in the reign of Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered Syria, Egypt and Palestine, but allowed the lands under his control to continue observing their own religions and retain a certain degree of autonomy. Under this relatively benevolent rule, many Jews assimilated much of Hellenistic culture, adopting the language, the customs and the dress of the Greeks, in much the same way that Jews in America today blend into the secular American society.

More than a century later, a successor of Alexander, Antiochus IV was in control of the region. He began to oppress the Jews severely, placing a Hellenistic priest in the Temple, massacring Jews, prohibiting the practice of the Jewish religion, and desecrating the Temple by requiring the sacrifice of pigs (a non-kosher animal) on the altar. Two groups opposed Antiochus: a basically nationalistic group led by Mattathias the Hasmonean and his son Judah Maccabee, and a religious traditionalist group known as the Chasidim, the forerunners of the Pharisees (no direct connection to the modern movement known as Chasidism). They joined forces in a revolt against both the assimilation of the Hellenistic Jews and oppression by the Selucid Greek government. The revolution succeeded and the Temple was rededicated.

According to tradition as recorded in the Talmud, at the time of the rededication, there was very little oil left that had not been defiled by the Greeks. Oil was needed for the menorah (candelabrum) in the Temple, which was supposed to burn throughout the night every night. There was only enough oil to burn for one day, yet miraculously, it burned for eight days, the time needed to prepare a fresh supply of oil for the menorah. An eight day festival was declared to commemorate this miracle. Note that the holiday commemorates the miracle of the oil, not the military victory: Jews do not glorify war.

Thank you, and good night!

-watches her menorah candles die out and eats a latke-

Eliana December 7th, 2004 7:21 PM

Eep! XD
Blaine, ya cant say G-ds name! switch it to Adoshem! XD
and yar supposed to say EloKenu XD
Well said Blaine!

Blaine December 7th, 2004 7:30 PM

I say Elohenu, you say EloKenu, let's call the whole thing off! <-- I love that song, lol.

I said G-d? Where? You've gotta remember, I come from both Christian and Jewish... I let these things slip, haha.

FireEmporer December 7th, 2004 7:56 PM

Happy Hannukah! (Did I spell that right? Sorry if I didn't...) I personally Celebrate Christmas

Ninja Retsu December 8th, 2004 3:11 AM

Happy Birthday,Hannukah. Have a nice day.

Eliana December 8th, 2004 6:01 AM

Lol! Its actually 8 days BJ XD
:P

IceKitten December 8th, 2004 7:15 AM

Happy birthday Hannukah

I went to a Synagogue once and did that o.O

Eliana December 8th, 2004 9:32 AM

Lol, you just went in?? Lol...:P

THIRTY-SIX December 8th, 2004 9:43 AM

happy hannukah to all jews i celebrated eid not long ago ^_^

NiNGi December 8th, 2004 10:08 AM

uhuhuhu what can i say other than -

HO-HO-HO! MERRY HANNUKAH! xD

IceKitten December 9th, 2004 1:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eliana
Lol, you just went in?? Lol...:P

Well it was planned, and I went the first day I started secondary school

Mr Cat Dog December 9th, 2004 8:40 AM

I always thought Hannukah was spelt with a C... the Rugrats said so, and if they're wrong - I can sue them! XD But... the dictionary says both ways are correct. So Happy Channukah or Hanukah XD

IceKitten December 9th, 2004 8:43 AM

Never heard of Channukah before xD


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