Word: hanukkah
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...Hanukkah's unusually early arrival helps avoid the Xmas rush...
Some stores are also celebrating Hanukkah. An assortment of Yiddish music was on display at HMV. HMV also plans displays to celebrate Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday observed after Christmas. --Material from the Associated Press was used in this report...
Many of us forget that Hanukkah celebrates the revolt of Jews who rejected assimilation, and tore down the alien symbols from their temple. Hanukkah is not a holiday that fits well with Master Dowling's vision of "celebrating together," or the quaint image of Hanukkah candles next to a Christmas tree...
...Jews truly want to appreciate the message of Hanukkah, they should understand why I don't care to support my community's appropriation of Christian symbols as our own. Once religious symbols become part of our national identity, it is only a matter of time before we adopt religious values as well...
...there's really nothing like a Faberge egg, all studded with rubies and emeralds, sparkling in the light from the candles at an intimate dinner for two, or from a Hanukkah Menorah...