Happy Hannukah! ^^

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    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:
    [PokeCommunity.com] Happy Hannukah! ^^

    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
     
    I celebrate Christmas, but Happy Hannukah to those of you who do celebrate it XD
     
    Why thank you T-dude! hey thats a cool name XD
     
    Weeeeeeeeeee!!! ^.^
    Happy Hannukah to you all, and Happy New Year!!! :classic:
     
    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
     
    Happy Hannukah Eli, and everyone else here who is Jewish!
     
    Thankies! Yeah, Blaines posting the story of HannukaH XD
     
    Wow, that was complete spam...XD
     
    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
     
    chloe5685 said:
    happy Hannukah!you forgot that on each day a light is lit you get to open 1 gift.
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    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-
     
    Eep! XD
    Blaine, ya cant say G-ds name! switch it to Adoshem! XD
    and yar supposed to say EloKenu XD
    Well said Blaine!
     
    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.
     
    Happy Hannukah! (Did I spell that right? Sorry if I didn't...) I personally Celebrate Christmas
     
    Lol! Its actually 8 days BJ XD
    :P
     
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