tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post6081456410230996587..comments2024-01-27T22:25:47.337+02:00Comments on Israel Chronicles: Tis the Season- or NOTnmf #7http://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-40935532086913017842008-12-15T08:01:00.000+02:002008-12-15T08:01:00.000+02:00Ben-Yehudah- Thanks for commenting, and a Chanukah...Ben-Yehudah- Thanks for commenting, and a Chanukah Sameach to you as well! <BR/>Not taking off sick days to use for Yom Tov is another amazing facet of Israel life- it's quite phenomenal to me that the entire country goes by the Jewish calendar.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-84342580980933840832008-12-14T23:41:00.000+02:002008-12-14T23:41:00.000+02:00B"HThanks for reminding me about the good ol' days...B"H<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding me about the good ol' days, before I became so jaded.<BR/><BR/>I remember hearing Ma'oz Tzur from the Jerusalem "Bell Tower" on King George St., instead of a Xmas carol,...working on a Sunday,...not having to take sick days for Haggim,...stuff like that.<BR/><BR/>I love lighting my <A HREF="http://esseragaroth.blogspot.com/2007/12/hanukkah-5768.html" REL="nofollow">Hanukkiyah outside,</A>...not worried about the "Listim" coming to get me.<BR/><BR/>Of course, Xmas cards are sold in the Ramat Aviv mall, and neo Nazis do nasty stuff in Ariel and Beer Sheva,...suggesting that we're moving in the wrong direction here.<BR/><BR/>Hanukkah Same'ah.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-82130140709291896812008-12-11T14:03:00.000+02:002008-12-11T14:03:00.000+02:00There's a Lag Baomer Chareidi minhag of eating col...There's a Lag Baomer Chareidi minhag of eating colored eggs.<BR/><BR/>I have no clue what the source is for it.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-73818656794183107982008-12-11T13:45:00.000+02:002008-12-11T13:45:00.000+02:00LOL, Jameel. Somehow, those yellow, pink, and gree...LOL, Jameel. <BR/>Somehow, those yellow, pink, and green candies shaped like eggs show up here around Pesach time as well. <BR/>They're probably a reminder of all the sponge cake we make during that time.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-33563149721409801502008-12-10T18:22:00.000+02:002008-12-10T18:22:00.000+02:00Do you know who "Sabba Sukkot" is?He's the jolly r...Do you know who "Sabba Sukkot" is?<BR/><BR/>He's the jolly red and white suited grandfatherly character, with the long white beard and red and white cap, that adorns the sukka decorations sold in Geula and Mea Shearim. You know, the tinsley ones or the colored lights?<BR/><BR/>That's Sabba Sukkot! <BR/><BR/>And no one else is the wiser :-)Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-4596564385756561872008-12-09T10:31:00.000+02:002008-12-09T10:31:00.000+02:00The purple, green, and gold holiday would be Mardi...The purple, green, and gold holiday would be Mardi Gras, if I'm correct.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-41523308625401338662008-12-09T05:43:00.000+02:002008-12-09T05:43:00.000+02:00NMF#7: You're welcome! You're so cute!That is a fu...NMF#7: You're welcome! You're so cute!<BR/><BR/>That is a funny story.<BR/><BR/>Yea, I guess they just don't know the holiday colors. I've actually seen people with red, green, black, white clothes, who bought it cause it was on sale and they just didn't realize that it was x-mas dresses. <BR/><BR/>I've always known the colors because we used to get the oriental trading magazine and they always had these different themes. I remember one of them was purple gold and green, I forgot what that day is called though.Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-28641100940784426152008-12-08T11:43:00.000+02:002008-12-08T11:43:00.000+02:00Babysitter- thanks for the compliment! [blushes] G...Babysitter- thanks for the compliment! [blushes] Glad you get enjoyment from the posts!<BR/><BR/>Funnier story- I went to a friend's aunt (totally American) for Succos one year, and her children (Israeli born) came home with red and green plates on sale. When she questioned them- their only answer was: "What? It was on sale, and they're pretty!" <BR/>And these are kids who grow up speaking English. Go figure.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-79851707872707684032008-12-08T03:19:00.000+02:002008-12-08T03:19:00.000+02:00You know your posts make me so happy, now I might ...You know your posts make me so happy, now I might be more open to moving to Israel...<BR/><BR/>It really sounds great, and it's funny about the x-mas lights. Actually one year by our school play they wanted to use colorful lights for stage affect, and they asked a sheila if their allowed to.Jewish Side of Babysitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792110478994916775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-60380440047385153252008-12-07T21:27:00.000+02:002008-12-07T21:27:00.000+02:00Tembow- thanks for commenting!Nope- I actually hav...Tembow- thanks for commenting!<BR/>Nope- I actually haven't seen the menorah lighting at the Kotel, although I've been here for Chanukah numerous times. <BR/>It always hits me, every time I'm here, just how phenomenal it is to be in a Jewish country.nmf #7https://www.blogger.com/profile/02930286227301917330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6389577238129687889.post-83559878625286869752008-12-07T19:48:00.000+02:002008-12-07T19:48:00.000+02:00that's exactly how i felt when i was in seminary. ...that's exactly how i felt when i was in seminary. i loved the yomim tovim because you could feel it in the air... the anticipation, the preparations, everything! it was great to be able to walk in geulah and see all the hustle and bustle in preparation of the upcoming yom tov. sukkos was amazing- watching all the sukkas go up in all the building at all levels ;). but chanukah is cool too. and if you've never seen the menorah lighting at the kotel, you should go. its huge and really cool!tembowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02041219202486067572noreply@blogger.com