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Chanukah, Day 8: Final Day, The Holiday Armadillo

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , on December 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Its the last day for us, here in Chanukah land, so I’ll end it with one of my favorite clips of all times, The Holiday Armadillo.  I just can’t resist!  Hope you’ve enjoyed our journey through Chanukah! 

 

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Chanukah, Day 7: The Jewish Zebra

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , on December 28, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Chanukah is even celebrated in the bush of Africa!!!

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Chanukah, Day 6: Latkes

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on December 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Ok, more food!  But come on…holidays are about the eating, right?!? Potato latkes are another common food eaten during Chanukah, and what a surprise….a fried one!
To add something different I thought I would give you the receipe on how to make them….
 
 
 
 
What you’ll need:

2 peeled potatoes
1 peeled onion
2 eggs
2 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. melted butter
1/4 cup [...]

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Chanukah, Day 5: The Dreidel

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , on December 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Dreidel is a well-known gift given during Chanukah. In Hebrew it is called a sevivon, coming from the root word for ‘to turn’. There are games played and songs sung; we even learned a song in my Ulpan called, “Sevivon, sov, sov, sov” (Dreidel, turn, turn, turn). The dreidle is a four sided spinning top with [...]

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Chanukah, Day 4: Christmas and Chanukah Biblically

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , on December 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »

How in the world do Christmas and Chanukah have anything in common, since they come from 2 different religions: Judiasm and Christianity?  If you ask anyone on the street, they will probably tell you they have nothing in common and are two completely separate holidays, but I ask you to open your minds and journey [...]

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Chanukah, Day 3: Sufganiyot

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2008 | 6 Comments »

No holiday would be complete without the traditional fatening foods that accompany it.  Here in Israel we also have this very thing, called sufganiyot.  Sufganiyot are like American-style donuts, except without the hole in the middle.  They are deep-fried (all Chanukah food is, going along with the theme of the miracle oil) and filled with [...]

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Chanukah, Day 2: The Chanukiah

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on December 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Most people incorrectly mistake The Chanukiah for the Menorah, but I have been told there is a difference between the two.  The Menorah only has 7 branches, whereas the Chanukiah has 9 (Jeopardy Question for ya).  The nine branches are represented by the 8 days of Chanukah plus the extra one (the shamash) as the [...]

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Mediterranean Monday: Chanukah, Day 1

Posted in Holidays, Mediterranean Monday, tagged , , , , , on December 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »

For those of you who are like me, you might know a little about Chanukah, but just the basics.  Living in Israel during the holiday season, I am learning sooooo much more about Chanukah than I ever would by reading about it in some book or the internet. For today’s Med. Monday, I thought it [...]

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A Charlie Brown Chrismukkah

Posted in Holidays, Life on the Outside, tagged , , , , , on December 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »

You might have heard of the Charlie Brown Christmas, but this year I’m sportin the Charlie Brown Chrismukkah.  Since I’ll be spending my holidays here this year, I want to maintain my Christmas traditions along with joining in with Chanukah, which is celebrated in Israel. 
Because I am on a small budget, I must enjoy the [...]

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