I think I’ll add new presents each day of Hanukkah under this menorah — just like at home. One thing I promise, no six packs of socks!
Seventh Present
Happy Winter Solstice! Here’s a collection of Jewish winter solstice stories to light your way through this dark night
Thanks to Jason at Wild Hunt for posting this gorgeous picture!
Sixth Present
Unwrap a little Matisyahu — nothing like a hipster Hasid! New album comes out on December 26th.
Fifth Present
Fourth Present
Artist Shoshanna Bauer is on a mission to paint 50 paintings in 50 days. She painted this beautiful menorah on the first day of Chanukkah. What a lovely gift she gave us all!
Third Present
If you haven’t checked out Chanukkah in Story and Song
Second Present
And if you know any feminist, goddess Jews — Leonard Nimoy’s book Shekhinah
Isn’t Hanukkah about being different from gentiles?
Hannah and her sons were killed for being different right?
Why all the Christmas like giftgiving?
Just curious.
Well, I’m not opposed to giving little gifts at Hannukah. And, as most of these are virtual gifts that I gave to the people who read this site - a year ago - I’m not sure why you’d bother questioning it? The rest are spiritual in nature. I mean come on, it’s hardly a materialistic present orgy.
Plus….how did you find this page? Unless you were searching for Hannukah gift ideas….
this entire site has been a wonderful present for me. I was raised in a very observant Jewish home but see myself as more Pagan and Earth-based Unitarian Universalist these days. I light my menorah (we learned that the kind used on Chanukah is specifically referred to as a chanukia) on the Solstice. every day we get a little more light, so every night another candle.
Yeah!!! That’s what I’m here for — so I’m glad that it’s working. You are right the Chanukah menorah is a chanukia — but most people don’t know that so I just say, “menorah!”