It's the first day of chanukah and it is going very well so far, though I forgot to say al hanisim this morning.
The kids didn't cry when we gave them presents, even though we got them sharing presents and not individual ones.
My wife surprised even me when she bought our daughters a self-piercing kit.
We have friends coming up tonight from jlem for the second lighting and a festive holiday meal. Hopefully, we'll figure something to do with them tomorrow afternoon.
Friday morning is the official Israeli family chanukah party. Brother benji might not make it, because of his convalescing. (BTW did I mention they freed him from the confines of the hospital?)We are planning on having the greater part of the Israeli family there. 2Ares (who is single by the way if you happen to know anybody), and SRA will be there with his wife shanyaz.blogspot.com/ and cousin Justin (TUGS) will be showing as well. On the other side of the family, Yoylee and family and Shira with her new hottie (or so she says) husband will both be attending as well.
We have drafted a no-presents policy for the adults because the grab bag makes sense financially, but if you really wanted a 20 shekel item, go and buy one.
For shabbos chanuka we are going to be leaving the galilean heartland and go visiting settlements. While we are not going to heading towards Muqata's beloved Samaria, we are planning a foray deep into the jungle of Judea. A little village about 10 minutes from Hebron is the destination. The last time we were there, about 3 years ago, we heard helicopters all shabbat and found out afterwards that a multi-felafel soldier was killed in Hevron, the highest ranking soldier to be killed up to that point. May his neshama have an aliyah and may the wicked enemies of Israel rot in pig guts till eternity. (and let them go to hell and have shoes thrown at them. Amen.).
For those who don't know, a felafeled soldier is one who has gotten more stripes then fit on his shirt, so they take off all his stripes and congratulate him by giving him a felafel.
Hopefully, though I don't know if there will be time, we will make it to Hevron to discuss political, social and religious issues with our forefathers in the maaras hamachpeila (cave of the patriarchs).
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Rock: Now that you mention it, I don't even remember if I said al-hanissim this morning either. (i was rushing to catch up with the Chazzan for Hallel).
All of the Prmised Land is beloved to me, and I love the Galilee as much as the Shomron.
I did cringe though, when I read about the self-piercing kit. I'd better make sure your blog is not available from my kid's computer.
Chanuka Sameach!
Your kids might start asking for one if they read about it on my blog. Then you can teach them that jealousy is bad.
I was joking about the self-piercing kit. We actually got them a hair styling thing so they could put beads and strings in their hair.
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