Happy Hanukah!
Sunday, December 9, 2001 by koop | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Tonight is the first night of the Hanukah celebration, my favorite celebration. Any holiday that requires me to eat latkes (shredded potatoes fried in oil, served with apple sauce or sour cream) and doughnuts (um, doughnuts) is okay with me. Oh, yes, and we give out chocolate coins. (Yes, Feline, I used the "c" word.)
Hanukah is a celebration of freedom and the right of people to practice their religous beliefs. At least thats the way we interpret it at my house, but I'm a secular humanist, so what do I know.
Anyone interested in learning a more traditional point of view can go to http://www.everythingjewish.com/Hanukah/origins.htm
I just wanted to wish everyone a bright and special evening.
Peace.
Hanukah is a celebration of freedom and the right of people to practice their religous beliefs. At least thats the way we interpret it at my house, but I'm a secular humanist, so what do I know.
Anyone interested in learning a more traditional point of view can go to http://www.everythingjewish.com/Hanukah/origins.htm
I just wanted to wish everyone a bright and special evening.
Peace.
JavaBrain
Reply #2 Monday, December 10, 2001 8:07 AM
Reply #2 Monday, December 10, 2001 8:07 AM
So, that explains why the chocolate "Maccabee" that you gave me broke my tooth.. 
"the Maccabees, which in Hebrew, means Men Who are as Strong as Hammers."
"the Maccabees, which in Hebrew, means Men Who are as Strong as Hammers."
Transmutate
Reply #3 Monday, December 10, 2001 9:09 AM
happy happy joy joy
...at last...some good news!
Reply #3 Monday, December 10, 2001 9:09 AM
happy happy joy joy ...at last...some good news!
kimk546
Reply #4 Monday, December 10, 2001 9:24 AM
Reply #4 Monday, December 10, 2001 9:24 AM
Mmmm, latkes. Sign me up! 
Happy Hanukah to Larry et al.
Happy Hanukah to Larry et al.
koop
Reply #5 Monday, December 10, 2001 4:51 PM
Reply #5 Monday, December 10, 2001 4:51 PM
Did everybody see Alex G's Dreidel for DesktopX?
Thank you, alex!
Thank you, alex!
jark
Reply #6 Monday, December 10, 2001 6:34 PM
Reply #6 Monday, December 10, 2001 6:34 PM
speaking of hanukah, where is the theme to match the christmas one?
Larry Kuperman
Reply #7 Monday, December 10, 2001 7:40 PM
Reply #7 Monday, December 10, 2001 7:40 PM
Jark, I am using the default theme with lots of
dreidels! It is sooo much fun!
Scott, I don't know if it applies but Happy Hanukah to you!
dreidels! It is sooo much fun!
Scott, I don't know if it applies but Happy Hanukah to you!
paxx
Reply #10 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:16 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:16 AM
Happy Hanukah, Larry! And Happy Holidays generally to all religions, races and nations that celebrates it (I think the winter solstice is celebrated just about everywhere)!!
Peace.
Peace.
zathrus
Reply #11 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:21 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 6:21 AM
XRAY: "Come play with my dradel "
Nooit, that doesn't sound good at all...
What is a dradel?
Nooit, that doesn't sound good at all...
What is a dradel?
XRAYSPEX
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:00 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:00 AM
hehe MR.ZATHURUS..i spelt it wrong.DREIDEL,DREIDEL,DREIDEL,I MADE IT OUT OF CLAY AND IF YOUR NICE AND READY,OH DREIDEL WE SHALL PLAY!!!
zathrus
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:12 AM
Reply #13 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:12 AM
I'm actually really not sure how to respond to that one. 
XRAYSPEX
Reply #14 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:26 AM
Reply #14 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 8:26 AM
haha zathrus..i think you got a DIRTY mind...
!!!!!Dreidel is a chanukah game.Its like a spinning top with hebrew letters on its sides.Not really sure what the rules are,but its like a game of chance.
!!!!!Dreidel is a chanukah game.Its like a spinning top with hebrew letters on its sides.Not really sure what the rules are,but its like a game of chance.
koop
Reply #15 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:58 AM
Reply #15 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 10:58 AM
I will describe a dreidel, but one DesktopX Object by AlexG is easily worth a thousand of my words. Everybody should check it out.
The story is that the Syrian Greeks invaded Israel long ago. Syrian Greeks representing 1/2 of what was left of the Empire of Alexander the Great.
They desecrated the Temple, declared everyone must worship Zeus, generally made things unpleasant. The Israelites rebelled, lead by a family that adopted the name Macabee, meaning hammer. Somehow the Macabees army beat a larger, better equipped army. A miracle, so they thought.
They entered the Temple to find the oil for the Eternal Lamp was depleted. Somehow a one-day supply lasted 8 days. Another miracle.
The dreidel is a toy, a top, that celebrates these miracles. It has four Hebrew letters that are used to play a game. You spin it and depending on what letter faces up, either add to the central pot (sometimes money, sometimes treats for the kids) or take from the pot. The cool thing is that the four letters also signify the Hebrew words meaning: "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, it is different. "A great miracle happened HERE."
The Hanukah story is part of the common heritage of Jews, Christians and Moslems. The values are universal. People should have the right to worship as they please.
Peace to all.
The story is that the Syrian Greeks invaded Israel long ago. Syrian Greeks representing 1/2 of what was left of the Empire of Alexander the Great.
They desecrated the Temple, declared everyone must worship Zeus, generally made things unpleasant. The Israelites rebelled, lead by a family that adopted the name Macabee, meaning hammer. Somehow the Macabees army beat a larger, better equipped army. A miracle, so they thought.
They entered the Temple to find the oil for the Eternal Lamp was depleted. Somehow a one-day supply lasted 8 days. Another miracle.
The dreidel is a toy, a top, that celebrates these miracles. It has four Hebrew letters that are used to play a game. You spin it and depending on what letter faces up, either add to the central pot (sometimes money, sometimes treats for the kids) or take from the pot. The cool thing is that the four letters also signify the Hebrew words meaning: "A great miracle happened there." In Israel, it is different. "A great miracle happened HERE."
The Hanukah story is part of the common heritage of Jews, Christians and Moslems. The values are universal. People should have the right to worship as they please.
Peace to all.
zathrus
Reply #16 Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:13 AM
Reply #16 Wednesday, December 12, 2001 2:13 AM
XRAY: "haha zathrus..i think you got a DIRTY mind..."
Always.
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Thanks Koop, for explaining that. Coming from basically an atheistic(?) family I never really learned about things like that. For those that do celebrate the religous aspects of these holidays, I wish you a happy Hanukah too.
Always.
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Thanks Koop, for explaining that.
Coming from basically an atheistic(?) family I never really learned about things like that. For those that do celebrate the religous aspects of these holidays, I wish you a happy Hanukah too. 
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Reply #1 Monday, December 10, 2001 2:11 AM