What a wonderful time we had this year. Eight days of light, fun, family, friends, food, and fellowship. Here is our beautiful menorah at home on the eighth night:
Our grandson came over and we had fun making cookies for the synagogue's Chanukah party:
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| He wanted to toss the cookie dough like a pizza, so I gave him a tortilla. LOL! We enjoyed that. |
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| If it falls on the floor, does the five-second rule apply? |
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| He's posing as if it fell on his head. That's why I call him Jona-FUN. |
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| He's talking up a storm - mostly about science and math. PawPaw got involved, too. Mostly as a taste-tester. |
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| He loved doing this and did a great job. He's very meticulous. |
Here are a few photos from our synagogue celebration:
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| Each family brings their menorah and all are lit at the same time. It's always so beautiful. A time of rededication to observing Torah. |
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| Some of my loves. |
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| My annual menorah salmon dip was a big hit. |
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| Jonathan's cookies were, too. And the donuts. And the latkes. And the yummy sandwiches. |
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| We played dreidel and had lots of gelt to enjoy. |
During the eight days, we visited a family's home to put a mezuzah on their door. Rabbi Jem prayed a blessing over their home and family.
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| The mezuzah is a Jewish tradition.** |
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner with the family and afterward we all attended the community menorah lighting/party in Viera. Don't you love that "Stay Golden" shirt?
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| Lots of singing, dancing, food, and entertainment at this parking lot party. |
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| There was a drawing to win this blow-up menorah. |
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| and this blow-up dreidl, too. |
They had a snow slide that looked like lots of fun. Rabbi Jem was going to go down it, but the snow was melting due to the warm weather that day.
We had a wonderful time, and I'm so thankful for the joy of celebrating Adonai's special holidays. I'm especially thankful for the time we spent with family (both kinds).
I'd love to hear about your Chanukah celebration and what you're thankful for this week.
** To learn about the mezuzah, click
HERE. and
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What a wonderful post! I enjoyed reading about your celebration. Thank you so much for sharing it. I know that Chanukah sometimes is overshadowed by Christmas, but I'm glad to know you had such a meaningful celebration. God bless you and your family!
ReplyDeleteLaura of Harvest Lane Cottage
We Messianics are blessed to celebrate Chanukah AND Christmas. A double blessing.
ReplyDeleteShalom to you and yours,
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