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24 Dec 05 - 10:16 AM (#1634508) Subject: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: GUEST,Wesley S I know next to nothing about Hannukah so I hope you'll be patient with my question. If Hannukah celibrates an oil lamp that burned for eight days with only one days worth of oil - why are candles burned? Why not an oil lamp ? Or is an oil lamp burned too ? Why and when was the switch made from a lamp to candles ? If anyone would like to explain some of the other traditions of Hannukah I'd love to learn more about it. Thanks. |
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24 Dec 05 - 11:48 AM (#1634546) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: Once Famous My wife is calling me to leave and I will get back to this thread. The tradional menorah for Hanukah holds 8 candles, which symbolize the oil that burned for 8 days. However, I have seen a few old European menorahs that do use oil and have a "cup" for each day. |
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24 Dec 05 - 11:51 AM (#1634550) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: Peace Good site here, WesleyS. |
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24 Dec 05 - 03:25 PM (#1634688) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: pdq ...it is a good site, Peace...written by someone with a sense of humor: "It is traditional to eat fried foods on Chanukkah because of the significance of oil to the holiday. Among Ashkenazic Jews, this usually includes latkes (pronounced "lot-kuhs" or "lot-keys" depending on where your grandmother comes from. Pronounced "potato pancakes" if you are a goy.)" |
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24 Dec 05 - 03:36 PM (#1634698) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: GUEST,bill h Candles are merely symbols of the oil lamp(s) . I have a friend who is a collector of antique menorahs and many of them have the little well for oil---very valuable pieces of antiquity. For a true laugh about the holiday and the season the OpEd page of the NY Times of Friday is not to be missed. You will laugh out loud and the article and some of the traditions it sends up Bill Hahn |
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24 Dec 05 - 04:54 PM (#1634738) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: GUEST I just bought a new menorah a couple of weeks ago .. why and when candles came to be ... I dunno. I do remember seeing an oil burning menorah many many years ago. I'll ask my daughter-in-law that question ... she'll probably have the answer. sIx |
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24 Dec 05 - 04:55 PM (#1634739) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: GUEST Me Number 6 posting up there at 4.54. siX |
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24 Dec 05 - 09:08 PM (#1634884) Subject: RE: BS: Hannukah thread and question From: Once Famous One thing for sure is that Hanukah is really just a minor holiday in the Jewish culture. Because it has always been a winter event around the time of Christmas, parents in the mid 20th century started to make it into some kind of event to not make Jewish kids feel left out. I have always believed Hanukah gifts should just be somewhat token in nature and know a lot of people who tend to keep this aspect somewhat low key also. The funny thing I usually get asked by someone at work every year is, "Hey it's Hanukah. Why are you working?" |