Anyone here celebrated hannukka? yes/no? if yes, how celebrated?

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Anyone here celebrated hannukka? yes/no? if yes, how celebrated?

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i used to celebrate the food at Izzy's Deli on Wilshire until it closed last year after 50 years. haven't found the perfect replacement yet
the best potato latkes and caviar

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I have before (agnostic for whole life). Generally as only a dinner with lighting the menora and one person reading a passage from the old testament, the only part which I remember being roughly translated as, "Blessed thou o lord our God, King of the universe,---------" There are different regular foods depending on if it's a Sephardic or Askenazi dinner.

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  It's a multiple day holiday, though I remember the celebration being on the last night.
  
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no, and sadly i know nothing about it.. I wish i did. the Jewish community where i live isn't very willing to talk about their practices and their beliefs with Christians or in my case atheists.

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  to world, see my reply to tony here
  
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Many years ago in New York with some family friends. But not in a long time. Can't remember much.

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I know that a hannukka is a jewish celebration, i don't celebrate it because i'm a Christian but would like to know what does this hannukka thing means?

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- strateguy632
  
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  an episode in series friends said about it. books josephus and macabees have an event shocking. if you want a shock read the background of the rebellion.
  
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- strateguy632
  
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  1, because you asked, the religious jews believe a miracle oil burnt longer than possible. 2, secular jews celebrated the successful rebellion against greek/seleuc, empire. but the end of the war wasn't a real victory. but did get jew king self rule in the land then named israel.
  
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- TonyMetal___86
  
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  So how does the jews celebrate this event?
  
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- strateguy632
  
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  religious jews light candles, or oil, to symbolize the miracle of oil burning more than possible. secular jews, many who reject miracles, supernatural still do the ceremony as a cultural symbol. surprisingly even atheists will say the blessing to god, while insisted they are atheist jews.
  
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- TonyMetal___86
  
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  The jews must believe in miracles since all the book of torah "old testament" is filled with miracles and supernatural events...
  In the end, a miracle is called a miracle because it's a supernatural phenomenon...
  
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Only in as much as eating the doughnut my diamond dealer offered, the sufyanknot

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Nope. We did in elementary school to learn about it.

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Nah. Not my thing. I don’t even know if I’ll do Christmas at this stage.

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For some reason I had a funny, dirty thought come over my mind, but I’m not gonna say it here

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  Joke thought
  
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I'm not Jewish. I'm Christian.

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no I didn't celebrate

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No. I'm a Christian, not a Jew.

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No. I celebrate Christmas

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No I not Jewish is the only reason

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Christian here.

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nope

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