My four-year-old son gently placed our menorah in the front window last week. He climbed onto the window seat, centered its heavy silver arms squarely against the glass, and hopped back down. “Look Mommy, it’s ready for candles! There’s the Shamash!” On a menorah, the center candle is called the Shamash. It’s the “helper” candle, the one that we…
‘Twas the night before Chanukah, and tucked on our shelf, is a beautiful menorah, and not that darn Elf. No stockings are hung by our chimney with care, but a warm fire is burning, and we’ve all gathered there. For Chanukah is different, and we like it that way. Our kids just don’t miss…
It’s cold, in that “California Coastal Winter” way. The kind of cold that makes you want to wear fuzzy socks and tall boots, and snuggle under a blanket and watch movies. So we did. But we took our boots off first. Tonight we celebrated Christmas in the Jewish way….and we (along with about 42 residents…
The blogosphere is abuzz with the sound of Christmas. Some of my favorite bloggers are hosting Christmas Home Tours. Otherwise known as “decorate your house within an inch of its life and then brag about it on the internet”. The Jews can keep up with the Jones’ any day of the week. I’ll take your…