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caya · 12-09-2009, 06:24 PM

LOL Pinky... No, the prune holiday is Passover (Pesach), because of the matzo - the flat unleavened bread.

Hanukkah is the festival of lights. The Maccabees, a rebel Jewish army, were victorious over the Syrian army in 165 B.C.E. When they went to rededicate the Holy Temple, which had been defiled by the Syrians, they found only a small flask of oil to light the menorah. There was only enough oil to last one day, but it miraculously remained lit for 8 days, hence the lighting of 8 candles, adding a candle/night for 8 nights.

The oil theme continues with the food. Potato latkes (pancakes) are fried in oil. Sufganiyot are small jelly filled donuts without the hole that are fried in oil, then rolled in powdered sugar. Not a very healthy holiday, but man, those latkes are good. They can be eaten with sour cream or applesauce.

Oy, I better go shine up my menorah!!

all the best
caya

12-09-2009, 06:24 PM	#3
caya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Canada Posts: 2,320	Re: ~ Happy Hanukkah ~ LOL Pinky... No, the prune holiday is Passover (Pesach), because of the matzo - the flat unleavened bread. Hanukkah is the festival of lights. The Maccabees, a rebel Jewish army, were victorious over the Syrian army in 165 B.C.E. When they went to rededicate the Holy Temple, which had been defiled by the Syrians, they found only a small flask of oil to light the menorah. There was only enough oil to last one day, but it miraculously remained lit for 8 days, hence the lighting of 8 candles, adding a candle/night for 8 nights. The oil theme continues with the food. Potato latkes (pancakes) are fried in oil. Sufganiyot are small jelly filled donuts without the hole that are fried in oil, then rolled in powdered sugar. Not a very healthy holiday, but man, those latkes are good. They can be eaten with sour cream or applesauce. Oy, I better go shine up my menorah!! all the best caya __________________ ER90%+/PR 50%+/HER 2+ 1.7 cm and 1.0 cm. Stage 1, grade 2, Node Negative (16 nodes tested) MRM Dec.18/06 3 x FEC, 3 x Taxotere Herceptin - every 3 weeks for a year, finished May 8/08 Tamoxifen - 2 1/2 years Femara - Jan. 1, 2010 - July 18, 2012 BRCA1/BRCA2 Negative Dignosed 10/16/06, age 48 , premenopausal Mild lymphedema diagnosed June 2009 - breast surgeon and lymph. therapist think it's completely reversible - hope so. Reclast infusion January 2012 Oopherectomy October 2013 15 Years NED!!