Happy Hanukkah/Chanukah

[Sue U]

Okay, it's a dumb holiday created largely for political purposes to serve a nationalist agenda,

but hey ...



Sufganiyot!

Happy Hanukkah.

[Scooter]

Mmmmm, those look good, what are they?

[Sue U]

Mmmmm, those look good, what are they?

Uh, sufganiyot. (A species of donut). Traditional Hanukkah treat.

[Rick]

Look like jelly rolls...

[Scooter]

Uh, sufganiyot.

Sorry, I thought that was some sort of hanukkah greeting.

[Sue U]

Uh, sufganiyot.

Sorry, I thought that was some sort of hanukkah greeting.

It is to me!

[Scooter]

Preferably spoken with your mouth stuffed full with one no doubt.

[Scooter]

I found this interesting:

Sufganiyot are widely consumed in Israel in the weeks leading up to and including the Hanukkah holiday.[2] At Hanukkah, Jews observe the custom of eating fried foods in commemoration of the miracle associated with the Temple oil.

Why do I suspect that is a convenient excuse, and that the real reason is because so many fried things taste so good.

[loCAtek]

Okay, it's a dumb holiday created largely for political purposes to serve a nationalist agenda,
.

...and to get presents?

[Sue U]

Hanukkah gifts are a very recent and entirely American invention.

[dales]

Pass me a hunk of that pagan easter ham, will ya!

[loCAtek]

OMG guess what we're having for Christmas Eve dinner?

[Guinevere]

Happy Hanukkah!

Since I'm working at home this morning I went to the local jewish deli/bakery in search of sufganiyot. No such luck, but I came away with a bagel and some mandel bread (although they spelled it mundle bread).

[loCAtek]

This looked like fun;

Fire on Ice Hanukkah celebration



Marking the start of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, hundreds braved the cold Tuesday evening to take part in the first-ever lighting of a menorah made of ice in downtown Detroit.

Organized by the Orthodox Jewish group Chabad, the event near Campus Martius drew Jews from across metro Detroit and was part of a larger effort to help revitalize the city. Chabad has a tradition of lighting menorahs in public places during the Hanukkah season as a way to celebrate U.S. and Jewish values.

"We share this message with Jew and non-Jew alike," said Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, director of the Shul in West Bloomfield. "We are one nation under God with freedom and liberty for all."

Quicken Loans, which is based in downtown Detroit, helped sponsor the event just east of Campus Martius. The initials QL were carved on the ice menorah, which stands about 10 feet tall.

The lighting is one of several efforts in the past year to help engage the Jewish community in the city. At its peak, there were 44 synagogues in the city of Detroit, which had a significant Jewish population. One remains -- the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, a few blocks from where the lighting was held.

Rabbi Berel Shemtov said he hopes that in the future "there is going to be a Chabad house right here" in downtown Detroit.

"I hope this is part of a deeper, more meaningful relationship" with the city, said Leor Barak, an attorney who is a member of the downtown synagogue.

A group called CommunityNEXT, with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, also took part in Tuesday's menorah lighting. Rachel Lachoever, a director of CommunityNEXT, called for a "vibrant Jewish life" to return in Detroit.