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The Story of Purim

7Mar12 • 14 comments

The story starts with a beauty contest in which Esther is chosen to be the new queen. During that time, the Jews lived peacefully in the Persian (modern-day Iran) land. Mordecai was a descendant of King Saul, and advisor to the King and Esther’s cousin. Esther was raised by Mordecai.

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Hanukkah Lapbook

20Dec11 • 3 comments

NEW Let’s Make a Scrap-Lapbook: Hanukkah is available and on sale. You can download now and Celebrate Jesus, the Light of the World! Download over a dozen booklets to make a beautiful Hanukkak Scrap Lapbook. Designed to be a thematic unit lasting the 8 days of Hanukkah. Includes Bible references and reading for eight days. [...]

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Manifesting the Light of Jesus

18Dec11 • 4 comments

An excerpt from God’s Lamp, Man’s Light: Mysteries of the Menorah by Dr. John Garr When the Maccabean Jews rededicated the Temple and themselves unto God, the result was a miraculous manifestation of light. Oil that naturally would have burned for only one day supernaturally burned for eight days, signifying God’s approval upon the efforts [...]

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Why Are Christians Celebrating Hanukkah?

18Dec11 • 17 comments

Jesus preached three sermons in which he declared Himself the “light of the world,” and all three could have been during Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

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Hanukkah Readings for Eight Nights

13Dec11 • 8 comments

Eight Devotions on Light–one to read for each night of Hanukkah: 1. The Lord is Our Light 2. The Word is Our Light 3. We Should Be a Light to Others 4. The Light of the Body is the Eye 5. Messiah is the Light of the World 6. Paul Saw the Light &. No Longer in the Darkness 8. We Need to Let Our Light Shine

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Jewish Customs of Hanukkah

12Dec11 • 0 comments

Jewish tradition sought to embellish these days of celebration. It is the practice to have festive meals for the eight days, and in addition to Latkes, jelly doughnuts fried in oil became popular. (Both symbolize the miracle of the oil.) Other popular sources of joy are the Hanukkah gifts and Hanukkah gelt (money.) The major [...]

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Hanukkah Songs

12Dec11 • 1 comment

Several children’s songs for Hanukkah with a few videos.

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Dreidel Pattern & How to Play Video

12Dec11 • 2 comments

How To Play Dreidel video and Dreidel pattern to make your own.

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Lighting the Menorah

12Dec11 • 0 comments

The Traditional Way to Light the Menorah The first blessing thanks God for the commandment to “kindle the Hanukkah lights.” We therefore recite the blessing before lighting the candles, and then proceed to carry out the commandment. The second blessing praises God for the miracle the candles publicize, and is therefore said as the candles [...]

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How to Spell Hanukkah

12Dec11 • 9 comments

In English there are at least 16 ways to spell it, including: Channuka, Channukah, Chanuka, Chanukah, Chanuko, Hannuka, Hannukah, Hanuka, Hanukah, Hanukkah, Kanukkah, Khannuka, Khannukah, Khanuka, Khanukah, Khanukkah, and Xanuka.