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debm55

(54,504 posts) Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:37 AM Friday

I wish to offer a post of Happy Hanukkah --the season of lights and miracles to our Jewish friends on DU. It begins on

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the 14thof December. I have taken out my menorah that my great grandmother gave me as she was driven out of the Ukrainian village by the Russians. Dreidel and potato pancakes are a must for me .May your Holiday bring you light and your own personal miracles. You can post your own message of light and miracles. PS. I am a cultural Jew and not a practicing Jew but I still follow the celebrations of my material great grandmother.

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I wish to offer a post of Happy Hanukkah --the season of lights and miracles to our Jewish friends on DU. It begins on (Original Post) debm55 Friday OP

Wishing everyone joy, light, peace. Irish_Dem Friday #1

Thank you Irish_Dem debm55 Friday #3

Happy Hanukkah sheshe2 Friday #2

Thank you sheshe.2, My maternal grandmother was Jewish but raised her children as Catholic. I am cultural Jewish but not debm55 Friday #4

Let there be Light! Happy Hanukkah, deb! electric_blue68 Saturday #5

Irish_Dem

(78,972 posts)

1. Wishing everyone joy, light, peace.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 11:54 AM

Friday

Happy Hanukkah!!

debm55

(54,504 posts)

3. Thank you Irish_Dem

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:13 PM

Friday

sheshe2

(95,398 posts)

2. Happy Hanukkah

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 12:11 PM

Friday

To you and yours, debm.

debm55

(54,504 posts)

4. Thank you sheshe.2, My maternal grandmother was Jewish but raised her children as Catholic. I am cultural Jewish but not

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 12, 2025, 01:17 PM

Friday

practicing. I do participate in some of the traditions of my great grandparents. though as they were tradition.

electric_blue68

(25,443 posts)

5. Let there be Light! Happy Hanukkah, deb!

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Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:12 AM

Saturday

Growing up I lived in one 2/3rds Jewish neighborhood and another that was maybe near 50% or so. A mix if conservatives, reform, and maybe some cultural Jews.

Anyway, there's the Holiday of Sokkot a harvest and commenting the Egyptian Exodus festival, after the high holy days. A temporary structure is built; a sukhat. They have meals, and singing there.
I know this because they built them in our buildings' inner courtyards.

I mentioned this because you can look up a exhibit that was held in Manhattan's Union Square Park ? 20 or so years back that featured variously designed sukhats.
I went to see it in person. As lover of architecture big, and small this was very interesting!
But I also remembering some years later found photos on line.

ETA. Yup you can still find it on line
Purt in:
Union Square Park Sukhat exhibit 2010

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