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Haifa Fire: 5 Facts About the City Threatened by the Monster Blaze
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Dec. 3) -- The massive wildfire raging in northern Israel has already claimed the lives of 41 people, but for an international team of firefighters conscripted to fight the blaze, the objective is clear: protect Haifa. The fire, which is raging during the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah, threatens to engulf the country's third-largest city, which is situated on the slopes of the now flaming Carmel Mountains. Here are a few other facts about the city: 1. Haifa has long been an important port Haifa is Israel's major port and has been a center of maritime commerce since the Bronze Age. It has ...
White House Holiday: 20 or so Parties, 19 Trees, and a 'Simple Gifts' Theme
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe White House round of holiday parties kicks off this week. President Obama and First Lady Michelle hosted a Hanukkah party on Thursday night and the volunteers who helped decorate the White House for Christmas -- there are 19 trees -- were feted on Wednesday. "And I have to say the house looks more beautiful than it did last year. It is really something special," Mrs. Obama said at a Wednesday morning preview where the main audience was the children of military families. An estimated 100,000 folks are expected to tour the decorated rooms during the holiday season. Some 12,000 will ...
Hanukkah 2010 Celebrations Begin Across the Web!
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Dec. 1) -- The Festival of Lights is once again upon us. Jews around the world will celebrate the first night of Hanukkah tonight. The holiday commemorates the underdog Maccabees' victory in 165 B.C. over their powerful Syrian oppressors who, according to tradition, had taken over the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and defiled it. Why does Hanukkah last eight days? Tradition teaches that when the Maccabees returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple, a one-day supply of oil illuminated the temple for eight days. Hence, the "Festival of Lights." This year, Hanukkah begins relatively early because ...
Hanukkah: Reflections on the Festival of Light
By not in system - AOL News
Hanukkah, one of those Jewish holidays that float around the Julian calendar, comes early this year, at sundown Dec. 1 to be precise, which means that rather than stalling until the fortnight before Christmas, I spent Thanksgiving morning pawing through storage boxes in search of cherished holiday artifacts. ...
Hanukkah: Reflections on the Festival of Light, Latkes, Gelt and Gilt
By Annie Groer - Politics DailyHanukkah, one of those Jewish holidays that float around the Julian calendar, comes early this year, at sundown Dec. 1 to be precise, which means that rather than stalling until the fortnight before Christmas, I spent Thanksgiving morning pawing through storage boxes in search of cherished holiday artifacts. Talk about an eclectic mix: three menorahs (more about which later); 44 arty, hand-dipped tapers in shades of hot pink, turquoise and indigo; a couple of raucous klezmer CDs; and one ridiculous yellow rubber ducky, sporting a baby blue yarmulke on its head, a star of David around its neck ...
White House Koshers Its Kitchen for Obama Hanukkah Party
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Obama White House throws its first Hanukkah party on Wednesday night, and the White House kitchen has been "koshered" -- undergone a special cleansing -- in order to serve kosher food at the reception President Obama and First Lady Michelle are hosting. Obama's first Hanukkah celebration as president has not been without some controversy. Stories have appeared in the mainstream and Jewish press saying that the White House is shortchanging Jewish supporters -- who figured heavily in Obama's fundraising and political success -- by being stingy with the invitations. But Politics Daily has ...
Opinion: 'Twas the Night Before ... Hanukkah?
By David Fagin - AOL News(Dec. 10) -- Another holiday season has arrived and, to tell you the truth, I'm not real happy about it. Why? you ask. Simple. I'm Jewish. Most of the year I'm perfectly happy to be a card-carrying member of "The Chosen Ones" – we have everyone from Mel Brooks to Ben Stiller on our team – but this is the one time of year when I wish I were Christian. Why? Because, compared with Christmas, Hanukkah, which starts Friday night, just doesn't "hold a candle." It's like Christmas is the pretty, popular prom queen and Hanukkah is her nerdy, friendless, ...
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