Holiday Edition

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HoHoHo for Hanukkah

The B A S I C S : 

Hanukkah is what most people like to think of it as the Jewish version of Christmas. Which that's somewhat true, however, it's so much more. Its a commemoration of how the Maccabees, a group of Jewish people, who came back to their destroyed temple after the Greeks destroyed it. When entering the destroyed temple there was a little bit of oil, they used for light. This light was supposed to last one night, but it; asked for 8. In summary, imagine your phone is at 10% and instead of just lasting one day it lasts you 8!! Now you understand the story of Hanukkah. 

Whats a menorah: מְנוֹרָה‬ ? (picture below)

It's the 9 candle holder when we light the candles each night. Fact, although there are 9 candles within a menorah, there is only 8 nights of Hanukkah. We take the middle candle and use that candle to light the 8 other candles. This 9th middle candle, we use is called the Shamash: שמש candle. Shamash is the Hebrew word means helper, the helper candle. 

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What to Eat?

These on the left are probably the most common food found at a Hanukkah party. Thes are called Latkes: לְבִיבָה. Latkes are flat fried potatoes, mostly served with applesauce or sour cream. They are incredibly delicious, oh my goodness. What can be better than soft potatoes, with a crispy fried outside? Nothing! Latkes can be found at many different supermarkets in the frozen aisle of course, but they are actually very easy to make at home. Below is a link of a video of how to make them easily:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/potato-latkes-recipe-2120542


What to Wear?

Obviously, the only answer is a Hannukah sweater. Wait, I thought they only have Christmas sweaters? You thought wrong, many places sell them, it just requires a deep search. Many places like Amazon and Etsy both online web stores offer funny, or even fashionable Hannukah sweaters to get in the spirit. 

https://www.etsy.com/market/hanukkah_sweater        

This sweater to the left is one of the more fashionable sweaters. Its very in style, with the off-the-shoulder look, so it adds some edge and blends in with what most people wear today. It also has a key and common term of "let's get lit", very known amongst teenagers. I think someone who celebrates Hannukah is very cute. 

 This sweater to the left is very comical. Its known as an "ugly holiday" sweater. It's very amusing if you understand what is fully on it. So its a rabbi saying "challah" and challah is the bread most Jewish people eat on Shabbat or holidays like Hannukah. However, its used in the context like someone says challah at you. Its blue, of course, going along with the colors at Hannukah and it's very funny. 









https://www.tipsyelves.com/womens-challah-hanukkah-sweater
Although its a few days after Hanukkah I wanted to get into the Holiday spirit to educate a few on what Hanukkah is really about. Hope everyone enjoyed and the links under the shirts are the websites of where to get them :))))