tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post4598859667531254197..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Chanucah is nearly here. By Keren David Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-78814193609083511972017-12-09T04:04:39.572+00:002017-12-09T04:04:39.572+00:00I still haven't bought potatoes or candles for...I still haven't bought potatoes or candles for next week. I may need to pop out tomorrow morning on my way to a friend's Christmas party. ;-) I love doughnuts, but can't make them and only buy them from a certain stand near a railway station, where they make them on the spot and fill them with jam for you and the doughnuts are meltingly delicious. <br /><br />I recall that it's traditional to give children money - Shalom Aleichem actually wrote a very funny short story about kids doing the rounds of the relatives and putting up with having cheeks pinched in exchange for the cash. <br /><br />As for the dreidel, one thing they rarely tell you is that it was, at one time, used for gambling! Not sure what the Maccabees would think of that, eh? ;-)<br /><br />Have you ever read Howard Fast's wonderful novel My Glorious Brothers? It's a left-wing retelling of the story, from the viewpoint of Simon, one of the brothers. I used to read it every year, but my copy is falling apart after all these years and I think it may be out of print now. I wrote about it on my blog and had the thrill of a comment from the author's widow, who said the book meant the world to him and she was so glad I liked it! <br /><br /><a href="https://suebursztynski.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/an-interview-with-deborah-abela.html" rel="nofollow">An Interview With Deborah Abela</a>Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-80570041491806381462017-12-08T17:52:32.527+00:002017-12-08T17:52:32.527+00:00Hope you and all you family have a most enjoyable ...Hope you and all you family have a most enjoyable time, Keren.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.com