It’s a wrap! The last night of Hanukkah, the 8th night, was December 25th, and, as you can see, we had all the candles lit on our Hanukkiot- better know in the USA as Menorahs! The tag #ALLLIGHTSNIGHT is from Chabad, and it’s a fun way to share your Menorahs lit up on the last night of Hanukkah!
Below are some of the photos from this year’s Hanukkah fun at the Elkhorn Inn! I got Dreidel Cookie Cutters on eBay, and made us really yummy “Dreidel Sliders”; the recipe is in my previous post: https://southernwestvirginia.org/?p=1473. Chef Dan made delicious Sweet Potato Latkes (potato pancakes), and Leek Latkes! And I discovered new recipes I want to try, such as for Kimchi Latkes & Soufganiot (Israeli jelly doughnuts), which I am going to make PDQ, and not wait until next year to enjoy! And we had (and still have) our 8′ inflatable Menorah & Hanukkah Bear outside the Inn, as we have had every year for the last 20! We got fun Hanukkah gifts for our pets, too, from Chewy, including Hannukah Mice for Kitty Chex, and a Pawnukkah Moose for the doggies, pictured in the Menorah photos, which I don’t have the heart to give them to tear up just yet, as it’s Sooooo cute!
Hanukkah is about miracles– the miracle of one day’s worth of oil burning, miraculously, for 8 days, so the Temple in Jerusalem could be reconsecrated. We have had our share of miracles this year, THE BEST ONE being that Dan, after 2 years of immunotherapy, was declared to be, thank G-d, cancer-free! Miracles happen every day- I count ours all the time!
This is kinda the “theme” of Hanukkah- but it also works for Passover and Purim…
For EVERYTHING you have ever wanted to know about Hanukkah- and anything Jewish- THIS IS MY GO TO WEBSITE: www.chabad.org
What did you do for Hanukkah? Any new plans for next Hanukkah?
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