"Chanukah is upon us..." 'Judtith Whitehed' (Inspiration Monday)

"Guest-blogger Judith Whitehead lives in Amherst N.Y. and has worked in the
 ophthalmology field of medicine for over 30 years..." 
Today she talks  Chanukah and as we say on Kauai, Chanukauai! ;D) Enjoy...

Chanukah is upon us


It’s that time of year again to celebrate the festival of lights;  Chanukah comes early this year, every year on a different day.  It has been as early as November and as late as the end of December. 

 The general public are still confused that it is not the Jewish Xmas 

I have stopped explaining over the years . It seems people like to lump similar like- holidays together for simplicity sake.  I grew up with…You don’t have a tree”…..???  it’s hard for people to understand that our festival of lights is a more minor holiday for us; it’s more for the children to celebrate the eight days of light that the oil lasted in the desert and that is why it’s called the festival of light.

 The Jewish holidays that fall in the fall time of year, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are the most religious time for us.

So I will make some latkes, (potato pancakes) starting Saturday night and enjoy that nice oily smell this time of year.  We eat things made with oil to remember those eight nights and we will still exchange some presents for our celebration and light our candles…one for each night to remember the event.

Happy Chanukah to you all…..