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seth gecko

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Are there any members of the Tribe on this board?
If so, have a Happy Hanukkah, or a Cheerful Chanukah if you wish.

From your Catholic friend, Seth.

PS - Please remember to light a candle in memory of the departed (that's what we Catholics do, so I'm assuming the Menorah performs the same function).
 
Thank you for your good wishes.

In Judaism there's the yahrzeit candle. It was originally meant to honour one's parents and was lit on the anniversary of their death. Nowadays many people light it for other members of their family (children, siblings) and on various holy days throughout the year.
 
Thanks Seth.

The Menorah has eight candles on it. They are not lit in memory of loved ones departed, but rather represent a biblical miracle that surrounds the story of Chanukah. Wandering Hebrews were only supposed to have enough oil to light candles for at most one day, but through some miracle the oil lasted the Hebrews for Eight Days, hence eight candles.

If this tale happened in modern times, it would go something like this... During a blinding snowstorm (which as defined by the Jewish Mother Weather Service is 1.5 flakes of snow falling in the last six hours somewhere within a 50km radius of your location), the Goldstein family ordered enough Chinese takeout for one evening, but through a miracle of god, it ended up lasting for eight days :)
 
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Google Maccabees. Not a nice group of guys. The Greeks originally came into Judea at the request of the Judea king to help quell a civil war. After a few years many of the Judeans wanted to adopt a more secular civilized Greek type of legal system. The religious Judeans would have none of it. A new civil war erupted. Juda the macabee was a hell of a warrior. Kicked out the Greeks. How many other Mediterranean populations can make that claim.
But the Maccabees were lousy rulers. Killed lots of secular Judeans who didn't want religious life. Lots of forced conversions of non Hebrews. Years and years of strife. Until finally the romans were asked to come in and restore some for of civilized order.
Look it up its all there.
They won't tell u THAT in Hebrew school.
 
a few months ago i learned that there were no miracle oil that stuff was invented by rabbis centuries later


http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/11/understanding-hanukkah-678.html

We all know about the miracle of the single cruse of oil that miraculously lasted eight days. What most of do not know is that the whole story is a fairy tale made up generations after the Hanukkah story took place. It never happened and no contemporaneous source makes any claim that such a miracle took place.
 
canada-man said:
a few months ago i learned that there were no miracle oil that stuff was invented by rabbis centuries later


http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/11/understanding-hanukkah-678.html

We all know about the miracle of the single cruse of oil that miraculously lasted eight days. What most of do not know is that the whole story is a fairy tale made up generations after the Hanukkah story took place. It never happened and no contemporaneous source makes any claim that such a miracle took place.
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A miracle didn't happen? say it ain't so....
 
Any spas giving free room fees in recognition of the holiday ?

Hopefully they won't notice that I didn't undergo the ceremonial penis trim.
 
canada-man said:
a few months ago i learned that there were no miracle oil that stuff was invented by rabbis centuries later


http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/11/understanding-hanukkah-678.html

We all know about the miracle of the single cruse of oil that miraculously lasted eight days. What most of do not know is that the whole story is a fairy tale made up generations after the Hanukkah story took place. It never happened and no contemporaneous source makes any claim that such a miracle took place.
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Of course no other religions have fairy tales do they? I'm sure people come back from the dead and turn water into wine, why not, right?

Way to troll an otherwise positive thread CM

By the way, failedmessiah.com or whatever doesn't count as "learning" something
 
canada-man said:
a few months ago i learned that there were no miracle oil that stuff was invented by rabbis centuries later


http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2013/11/understanding-hanukkah-678.html

We all know about the miracle of the single cruse of oil that miraculously lasted eight days. What most of do not know is that the whole story is a fairy tale made up generations after the Hanukkah story took place. It never happened and no contemporaneous source makes any claim that such a miracle took place.
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Eh, us Jews make up a lot of numbers and stories to support them - eight days, six million...
 
highpark said:
Google Maccabees. Not a nice group of guys. The Greeks originally came into Judea at the request of the Judea king to help quell a civil war. After a few years many of the Judeans wanted to adopt a more secular civilized Greek type of legal system. The religious Judeans would have none of it. A new civil war erupted. Juda the macabee was a hell of a warrior. Kicked out the Greeks. How many other Mediterranean populations can make that claim.
But the Maccabees were lousy rulers. Killed lots of secular Judeans who didn't want religious life. Lots of forced conversions of non Hebrews. Years and years of strife. Until finally the romans were asked to come in and restore some for of civilized order.
Look it up its all there.
They won't tell u THAT in Hebrew school.
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Arguing religious history in general, much less on the internet, much less on an escort review board, is perhaps the lowest form of discourse known to the human race. Your post above is much like bubble-wrap - contains a lot of air, is filled with low-quality material and is really fun to pop. Yet the joy of doing so only lasts a second before my mind moves on to the next trivial thing in my life.

A guy wished a Happy Chanukah to those celebrating it on this forum. Much like the tenets of ALL religions, let his greeting live in peace.
 
If this tale happened in modern times it would be a cell phone battery having enough juice for one day but it miraculously lasted for eight.

NHFL said:
Thanks Seth.

The Menorah has eight candles on it. They are not lit in memory of loved ones departed, but rather represent a biblical miracle that surrounds the story of Chanukah. Wandering Hebrews were only supposed to have enough oil to light candles for at most one day, but through some miracle the oil lasted the Hebrews for Eight Days, hence eight candles.

If this tale happened in modern times, it would go something like this... During a blinding snowstorm (which as defined by the Jewish Mother Weather Service is 1.5 flakes of snow falling in the last six hours somewhere within a 50km radius of your location), the Goldstein family ordered enough Chinese takeout for one evening, but through a miracle of god, it ended up lasting for eight days :)
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Don't tell the politically correct but our PUBLIC library has both the Menorah and Christmas tree on display. When complete all 8 candles of the Menorah will be lit.
 
peteeey said:
If this tale happened in modern times it would be a cell phone battery having enough juice for one day but it miraculously lasted for eight.
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LMAO... Enough power to order chinese food for eight nights.
 
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