Happy Chanukah! The kid-oriented yet historically-fascinating holiday has officially begun tonight, and I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t admit I totally didn’t get the memo and thought it started tomorrow. Even with the Hebrew dated agenda book I keep.
I did have some clues that Chanukah was quickly approaching though: sales on candles, this year’s [...]
Here’s (another) חנה זלדה video… Courtesy of some bored (genius) IDF soldiers…
Happy Chanukah!
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Two years ago tonight - first night of Chanukah - we got engaged over a soup pot, and two years later - today - we signed a contract to move out to the suburbs.
The Tzur Hadassah deal is done: we are moving to a new apartment in February, way out there past the city of Jerusalem. Moving to [...]
From my wanderings yesterday I noticed two major menoras up in Jerusalem in time for Chanukah, which started tonight:
Safra Square Menora.
Chabad-style Menora at the Mashbir on King George
(a similar one stands in Kikar Tzion).
Day of Chanukah: 3
Sufganiya count: 5
I realize I’m not doing well with the doughnut count. Someone brought caramel Kisses to work today so I probably wasted a lot of sugar space on that.