This one was submitted by Sarah.
And now, in place of the lame Flash embed from Albino Blacksheep, Sarah found this rockin’ Chanukah video by a group that I would have rocked to during the 70s. Whoa. I’m sensing a little Grateful Dead, a little Mountain, a little Clapton, a little ZZ Top—complete with guitar solo and, uh, an Orthodox bass player. Kewl.
This spot used to hold the Flash embed code of “Hey Ya Hanukah.” I have removed it, because you don’t have a choice to play it or not. Every single time you load this page, the video loads and plays. Screw that. That’s not what “embed” should be used for. I am not interested in any more Albino Blacksheep videos if that’s how they try to push them on people.—Meryl
It’s got a beat you can dance to.
Dang I’m sorry about the flash being so obnoxious.
Comment by Sarah G. — 12/10/2007 @ 11:20 pm
It’s quite interesting being here and seeing how Hanukkah is celebrated. Beautiful is an understatement. Quite nice. Much better than seeing “merry X-mas and seeing santa clause and his merry frigging elves.
I wish my fellow “Christians” held their own holiday in such high regards.
Happy Hanukkah! May God continue to bestow his blessings on his people.
PS: And learning to spell Hanukkah isn’t a bad thing either!
Comment by Long_Rifle — 12/11/2007 @ 1:39 am
Sarah, it’s not YOUR fault. It’s Albino Blacksheep for making their Flash embed so obnoxious.
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 12/11/2007 @ 8:11 am
Long Rifle, well, it’s just fun to put up Chanukah posts. It’s actually a very minor holiday in Judaism. We celebrate it more because it’s one of our few victories (“They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat!”) and also because it was a huge victory against assimilation and against being forced to worship other religions.
It’s become bigger in America partly as a result of Christmas. The timing of the two holidays has encouraged American Jewish parents to give presents to their children and make a bigger deal of the holiday than we used to do.
I have a sermon on acculturation that a friend of mine, who is a rabbi, gave. I think I’ll ask him for permission to put it up.
Comment by Meryl Yourish — 12/11/2007 @ 8:47 am