In a couple of days Hanukkah starts and we are all looking forward to it. This year we decided to decorate, mostly with blue and silver lights since Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights. The kids and I have been doing Hanukkah crafts, Star of David sun catchers coloring sheets ect. The one really nice thing and that we purchased our first very OWN Hanukiyah. Years prior we've always borrowed so this is extra special for us.
To purchase the Hanukiyah my son and I went to the Synogogue. The building was very unassuming on the outside but on the inside it was decorated for Hanukkah. You know it really felt nice to be there. The man who let us in led us down to the classrooms to wait for the lady who would open the gift shop for us. While walking down the hall there was bulletin boards describing the commanded feasts, Sukkot, Passover, ect... It felt good being there. It made me long for more people around us who shared out beliefs. Everywhere you go, especially during this time is all Christmas. Being in a place with Hanukkah being celebrated was a welcomed changed. Being with people of like mind is something I long for and hope to never take for granted again.
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Welcome back, Jody!
Your home looked so nice for Hanukkah -- I really liked your menorah... very modern and slick.
I get the strangest feeling at the synagogue... almost like I belong there, more than anywhere else -- yet the divide is still a huge one because of Yeshua.
Anyhow... I'm off to do some tobogganing with N. Hope to talk to you soon!
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