And how for the annual debate about how the holiday name is actually spelled in Romanized form: I’ve seen nearly as many spellings of Hanukah as I’ve seen for Qadafy.
Is there some “world standard” for representing Hebrew words in Roman characters (ie, similar to PinYin for Chinese)?
The Russians have a real fine version of latkes served with sour cream rather than applesauce. I think that either of the two go hand in glove with Chanuka.
Speaking of the above, does anyone these days actually burn a supply of oil in a real oil lamp, rather than burning off all that smelly wax from candles?
I agree. We serve both with our latkes. I am sure the latkes we eat are the very same ones enjoyed by our former neighbors and “hosts” in Eastern Europe.
The vast majority of Orthodox Jews use oil menorahs, yes.
Pulled into my local grocery store tonight. Had to wait for a man in Hassidic garb to cross the parking lot before I could park. Approached the store, and there was big, happy crowd around a big, partially lit menorah. A young man was telling the crowd tales, answering questions about Hebrew traditions. He was a very effective speaker, knew how to hold an audience. Two vans nearby had signs from the local chabad, which I pass nearly every day on my way to work.
Inside the store, I passed a family doing their shopping. The son asked if he could get fruit rollups. He wore a yarmulke.
As I left the store, I looked back at the crowd. The young man was still spinning tales, and the crowd was still happily listening and asking questions.
Nothing earth-shaking here. There’s no big news worthy of telling you all this. But when I saw them, I thought of you, Ron. Mazel tov.
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And how for the annual debate about how the holiday name is actually spelled in Romanized form: I’ve seen nearly as many spellings of Hanukah as I’ve seen for Qadafy.
Is there some “world standard” for representing Hebrew words in Roman characters (ie, similar to PinYin for Chinese)?
Yeah, and Ron used two different spellings in one post!
Ron,
The Russians have a real fine version of latkes served with sour cream rather than applesauce. I think that either of the two go hand in glove with Chanuka.
Speaking of the above, does anyone these days actually burn a supply of oil in a real oil lamp, rather than burning off all that smelly wax from candles?
Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI
I agree. We serve both with our latkes. I am sure the latkes we eat are the very same ones enjoyed by our former neighbors and “hosts” in Eastern Europe.
The vast majority of Orthodox Jews use oil menorahs, yes.
Pulled into my local grocery store tonight. Had to wait for a man in Hassidic garb to cross the parking lot before I could park. Approached the store, and there was big, happy crowd around a big, partially lit menorah. A young man was telling the crowd tales, answering questions about Hebrew traditions. He was a very effective speaker, knew how to hold an audience. Two vans nearby had signs from the local chabad, which I pass nearly every day on my way to work.
Inside the store, I passed a family doing their shopping. The son asked if he could get fruit rollups. He wore a yarmulke.
As I left the store, I looked back at the crowd. The young man was still spinning tales, and the crowd was still happily listening and asking questions.
Nothing earth-shaking here. There’s no big news worthy of telling you all this. But when I saw them, I thought of you, Ron. Mazel tov.
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