To all my friends and family who celebrate Hanukkah that is.
Question out there, what do you think of calendars that don't have all holidays on them, specifically one's you celebrate, are they not being all inclusive?
My this year's calendar,2015, does not have Jewish holidays and out of the two sent to us for 2016 only one does.
I don't know what that actually means, but it is difficult to keep track, although thanks to friends and family and Google somehow someway I do find out!
And thank you for that!
We are a nation of many faiths and so I believe our local businesses or even local governments should be aware of including all people especially during the holiday season.
I have taken to the logical assumption(I know it's not nice to assume and we all know what that really means, making an ass of you and me, cringe factor back again for the holidays, whatever that means.) these days to wish people a Merry Christmas instead of just Happy Holidays, only due to the more than likely possibility that they
are of that faith who celebrate it due to statistically more than any other logical reasoning.
On my side, of the Jews, that is, we are not as plentiful due to being annihilated throughout history and that's why I cannot understand the rest of the world's population hating us and fearing us, when we have become so diminished in numbers. We have done it to ourselves too with intermarrying like I have, Hubby is Catholic, some of us are not as smart to incorporate both religions in the family...
Sadly, we did not celebrate our religious holidays individually as much as we should have and took the actual religion somewhat out of Christmas and Hanukkah by not always discussing the basis for the holidays as clearly as we could have with our sons.
Consequently, as far as I know they are not that big on holidays or religion when in my mind I figured they would decide for themselves as adults, but now they are both grown men and do not have children, perhaps later on they will decide, no longer in my decisions radar though at 39 and 43.
As a child I went to Sunday school and even Hebrew school, my formal religious educational background was about seven years, but when my parents passed away, I was in my thirties by then, even before that we all seemed rather A-religious, if there is such a thing, like A-political? Oh don't get me wrong, I light my menorah that my parents gave to me from our conservative synagogue, and if anyone says an anti-Semitic comment my feelings are definitely hurt tremendously, but sometimes I speak up/out and horrifically sometimes in the past had said nothing, for shame on me, but due to not wanting a confrontation, which has happened over the years. Hate mongers are still among us, and have always been there, sadly.
That is why I try hard to promote no hate and more understanding of our differences as well as our commonalities, why not at least try. Although, I cannot understand religious zealots and they make me very nervous.
Tis the season truly, but Geez all year long should be!
Happy/Merry to all and to all a good night.
I hope my feelings about the season are clear, if not it is again just my unrequested bias opinionated opinion, please remember that!
On that more than confusing note I am sure, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very Happy Hanukkah, another silly wishful assumption, ha, and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
Question out there, what do you think of calendars that don't have all holidays on them, specifically one's you celebrate, are they not being all inclusive?
My this year's calendar,2015, does not have Jewish holidays and out of the two sent to us for 2016 only one does.
I don't know what that actually means, but it is difficult to keep track, although thanks to friends and family and Google somehow someway I do find out!
And thank you for that!
We are a nation of many faiths and so I believe our local businesses or even local governments should be aware of including all people especially during the holiday season.
I have taken to the logical assumption(I know it's not nice to assume and we all know what that really means, making an ass of you and me, cringe factor back again for the holidays, whatever that means.) these days to wish people a Merry Christmas instead of just Happy Holidays, only due to the more than likely possibility that they
are of that faith who celebrate it due to statistically more than any other logical reasoning.
On my side, of the Jews, that is, we are not as plentiful due to being annihilated throughout history and that's why I cannot understand the rest of the world's population hating us and fearing us, when we have become so diminished in numbers. We have done it to ourselves too with intermarrying like I have, Hubby is Catholic, some of us are not as smart to incorporate both religions in the family...
Sadly, we did not celebrate our religious holidays individually as much as we should have and took the actual religion somewhat out of Christmas and Hanukkah by not always discussing the basis for the holidays as clearly as we could have with our sons.
Consequently, as far as I know they are not that big on holidays or religion when in my mind I figured they would decide for themselves as adults, but now they are both grown men and do not have children, perhaps later on they will decide, no longer in my decisions radar though at 39 and 43.
As a child I went to Sunday school and even Hebrew school, my formal religious educational background was about seven years, but when my parents passed away, I was in my thirties by then, even before that we all seemed rather A-religious, if there is such a thing, like A-political? Oh don't get me wrong, I light my menorah that my parents gave to me from our conservative synagogue, and if anyone says an anti-Semitic comment my feelings are definitely hurt tremendously, but sometimes I speak up/out and horrifically sometimes in the past had said nothing, for shame on me, but due to not wanting a confrontation, which has happened over the years. Hate mongers are still among us, and have always been there, sadly.
That is why I try hard to promote no hate and more understanding of our differences as well as our commonalities, why not at least try. Although, I cannot understand religious zealots and they make me very nervous.
Tis the season truly, but Geez all year long should be!
Happy/Merry to all and to all a good night.
I hope my feelings about the season are clear, if not it is again just my unrequested bias opinionated opinion, please remember that!
On that more than confusing note I am sure, allow me to be the very first to wish all of you a very Happy Hanukkah, another silly wishful assumption, ha, and ask you all to kindly count all your blessings and share all your overages with you know whom and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!