This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
Hanukkah חֲנֻכָּה חנוכה starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The secular dates for 2011 are December 20-28, with the first candle of the menorah lit at nightfall of the 20th. This is the Hilarious Hanukkah Medley, an original medley by Luisa Tedoff Cohen. This live version of… Continue Reading
In the Southern Hemisphere, and certainly in Aotearoa-New Zealand, this is our go-slow time… So – sometimes your comments may take longer than usual to get through moderation…
Hanukkah (Chanukah) this year is celebrated December 1 – 9. Hanukkah marks the rededication of the Second Temple after its desecration by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, King of Syria. When the Maccabees won in the battle against the Seleucid Empire there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for… Continue Reading
Is it still Christmas? Adam Sandler hanukkah song Lyrics : Put on your yalmulka, here comes hanukkah Its so much fun-akkah to celebrate hanukkah, Hanukkah is the festival of lights, Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights. When you feel like the only kid in town without a x-mas tree, heres… Continue Reading
These are some of the celebrations around this time: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Eid al-Adha, Hanukkah, Al-Hijira. If there’s one on that list you don’t know much or anything about, how about doing a bit of online research? Or read about it in a book? Or step out of the non-virtual world and go and meet some… Continue Reading
