Holidays in December for which you can ask gifts.
I was looking at December and thinking why only gets gifts with Christmas. You should be able to get a lot more gifts in December at least one a week. How wrong I was. I think I can squeeze a lot more gifts out of this month. Just check out the list I made. First of December : A playboy would be nice to celebrate the first publications of this fine magazine Second of December : A new razor the Read More...
When Does Hanukkah Start
Hanukkah begins on December 1st. Basically, the tradition started more than 2,000 years ago in a temple in Jerusalem. Torah, the holy book, was kept in this temple along with some of Moses' writings and laws and traditions of the Hebrews. Over time, different rulers took over the temple and placed representations of their own pagan gods there. When the Jews were able to gain power over the temple Read More...
Hanukka at the Dead Sea - Creating Artwork, Hiking and Candle Lighting
Hanukkah is also the holiday of all those creating artwork and hiking by the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth, a candidate in the New7 Wonders of Naturethe competition, invites you to return to ancient times in the primeval desert landscape, and to light a candle for each of the eight days of Hanukkah - surrounded by beautiful canyons and, soaring cliffs – and havea unique desert Read More...
Weekly Poems from Poems for Free: A Hanukkah Poem and More
CLEARLY THERE WERE JEWS AND THERE WERE JEWS Clearly there were Jews and there were Jews -- Hellenized, not Hellenized, not caring. Assimilation let one pick and choose, Not wedded to the faith that one was wearing. Until a king sought Judaism's end, Kindling a flame that burned inside, A miracle that would the faith defend -- Here for us, a faith that else had died. GOLD IS NOT THE ON Read More...