In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall! Dave Barry.
Colorful candles burning bright, each lit on eight very special nights. ~Author Unknown.
Eight days the light continued on its own. A miracle, they say, but not more so than ordinary lives of flesh and bone,
I was born fat and have always been, which was just fine and even healthy and cute until I turned ten or so. Puberty hit like a hurricane and brought a new set of rules. All of a sudden it was my fault I was chubby.
We have focused on the miracle-thing and I think we often overlook the message of Hanukkah. To me, the core of the holiday is the cleaning of the temple.
May love and light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah. ~Author Unknown.
Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth.
The accomplishment was in restoring the temple to the purpose for which it was built. Now think of the temple as a symbol. Perhaps it represents my life.
The world has tried to use me for its own (perhaps good, but none-the-less extrinsic) purposes. But now I can rededicate myself to my own original purpose. ~Ralph Levy, "Hanukkah - Another View".
I love women, but I feel like you can't trust some of them. Some of them are liars, you know? Like I was in the park and I met this girl, she was cute and she had a dog. And I went up to her, we started talking. She told me her dog's name. Then I said, 'Does he bite?' She said, 'No.' And I said, 'Oh yeah? Then how does he eat?' Liar.
Christmas brings enormous electric bills. Candles are used for Hanukkah. Not only are we spared enormous electric bills, but we get to feel good about not contributing to the energy crisis. ~KOACH Humor, "Holiday Distinctions Finally Explained" (KOACH College Outreach is a project of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism).
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. ~Buddha.
“The miracle, of course, was not that the oil for the sacred light - in a little cruse - lasted as long as they say; but that the courage of the Maccabees lasted to this day: let that nourish my flickering spirit.” —Charles Reznikoff, "Meditations on the Fall and Winter Holidays"
The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.
Now, near the Winter Solstice, it is good to light candles. All the nice meanings of bringing light to the world can be beautiful. But perhaps we are concentrating on lighting the world because we don't know how to light up our own lives. ~Ralph Levy, "Hanukkah - Another View".
I'm not sure why I like cats so much. I mean, they're really cute obviously. They are both wild and domestic at the same time.
Christmas brings enormous electric bills. Candles are used for Hanukkah. Not only are we spared enormous electric bills, but we get to feel good about not contributing to the energy crisis.
Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? ~Rose F. Kennedy.
“Eight days the light continued on its own: A miracle, they say, but not more so Than ordinary lives of flesh and bone, Consuming wicks burned ashen long ago” —Nicholas Gordon.
Even our misfortunes are a part of our belongings. ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Night Flight, 1931, translated from French by Stuart Gilbert.
The darkness of the whole world cannot swallow the glowing of a candle. ~Robert Altinger.
Disrespect is tired. Shade is old. Sipping 'tea' isn't cute. But loving, supporting, giving, being grateful and perpetuating light, is.
“Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart” —Hannah Senesh.
Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame. Blessed is the flame that burns in the secret fastness of the heart.
Chanukkah is all about the celebration of two extraordinary miracles, a remarkable Jewish military victory and an inexplicable supply of oil in order to light the temple.
“May the lights of Hanukkah usher in a better world for all humankind.” —Unknown.
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, every cubic inch of space is a miracle.
“Kindle the taper like the steadfast star Ablaze on evening's forehead o'er the earth, And add each night a lustre till afar An eightfold splendor shine above thy hearth.”—Emma Lazarus, "The Feast of Lights".
“To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle, Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass.
“Colorful candles burning bright, each lit on eight very special nights.” —Unknown.
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