Comments on: Eight Video Nights of Hanukkah: Seventh night http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058/comment-page-1#comment-30070 Meryl Yourish Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:47:10 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058#comment-30070 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. 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.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058/comment-page-1#comment-30069 Meryl Yourish Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:11:36 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058#comment-30069 Sarah, it's not YOUR fault. It's Albino Blacksheep for making their Flash embed so obnoxious. Sarah, it’s not YOUR fault. It’s Albino Blacksheep for making their Flash embed so obnoxious.

]]> By: Long_Rifle http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058/comment-page-1#comment-30067 Long_Rifle Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:39:34 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058#comment-30067 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! 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!

]]> By: Sarah G. http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058/comment-page-1#comment-30064 Sarah G. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:20:51 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/12/10/4058#comment-30064 Dang I'm sorry about the flash being so obnoxious. Dang I’m sorry about the flash being so obnoxious.

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