It starts in a few minutes here on the East Coast. Well, at least in Savannah. It may have already started up north.
Don't know what Hanukkah is? Well, look at the Wikipedia page about it. From what I understand, it's a minor Jewish holiday compared to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The Jewish professor in the IT department didn't take today off, like he has for some holidays in the past. He's teaching class at the moment. The holiday was brought to the importance it is today to be an equivalent to Christmas. It's still important.
Actually, I enjoy hearing the story behind Hanukkah. When I was in 2nd grade, I won a book. I loved that book. The book was about Hanukkah. My mother found it funny that I had this book considering I was Catholic and attending a Catholic school. 
I think the dreidel and the chocolate coins are a fun thing. I wish I had played with one with my Jewish friend Jessica when I was a child. When it came to December, we didn't really see much of each other that month, other than my birthday. She had Hanukkah, and we had Christmas. We never really spoke to each other about it, except for me saying I was jealous of the 8 nights of presents when we were about 8/9-years-old. I forgot what she said she wished she had from Christmas. In fact, Easter and Christmas were the only times our faiths seemed to collide. And even then, it was never a big deal.
Posted by Shawn at December 4, 2007 5:10 PM in Holiday Greetings, Memories.
