What is the difference (if any) Hannukah (sp?) and Channukah (sp?)?
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neither really, its a hebrew word that we have tried to adapt to English.\n\nChannukah would be the closer of the two becuase in hebrew there is a "cha" sound at the beginning
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Merry Christmas works fine if the holiday you're talking about is Christmas. You could also wish someone a happy Hanukkah or whatever. If someone said happy Hanukkah to me I would say "Thanks, same to you" even though I'm not Jewish. I wouldn't get offended. I wouldn't worry about being so PC. Do you fret about every little thing you say in your life? I would give myself panic attacks if I were that worried about offending people just by wishing them a happy whatever day. What if you wish someone a happy Groundhog day and they don't celebrate Groundhog day? Should they get offended?
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Fo sho:\n\nKid Kosher - Eight nights of Hannukkah\n\nHeres where to get it:\n\nhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/kidkosher
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I say Merry Christmas because it is the day of Christ!  I really don't understand people who take offense to people saying Merry Christmas.  I wouldn't get all mad if someone wished me Happy Hannukah.  I'd just politely say "thank you, and to you as well", and be done with it.  What's so hard about being tolerant of the religious practices of others?
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Here is the difference.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyotish#Hindu_and_Western_astrology
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As far as I know, there is no difference, it is just what they choose to call the church. They all belive in the same things and whatnot. I really think there is no difference, and fo as long as I have been Lutheran (which is my whole life) I have never heard that a Zion lutheran is any different.
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It is actually 2 Hebrew words:  "Hosha Na".  It means "Please save us."  (It also appears in Psalm 118 as "Ho-shee-a Na".)
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this might be helpful..\n\nhttp://www.elkraft.chalmers.se/Publikationer/HSP.publ/Abstract/2003/ChandimaLic.pdf
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Hanukah, Chanukah, Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights: It's one of the most important Jewish holidays and the tradition can be traced back almost 2,400 years. Hanukkah celebrates one of the important miracles in Jewish history and reminds us of the triumph of faith. It takes place every year in mid to late December. While its date varies if you go by the western calendar, in the Hebrew calendar Hanukkah always falls on the 25th day of Kislev.\n\nMore Hanukkah information (history, recipes, songs, stories, ecards, graphics...) can be found at:\nhttp://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Religion_and_Spirituality/Faiths_and_Practices/Judaism/Holidays_and_Observances/Hanukkah/
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You can go to the Holiday section but here are Jewish holidays. Rosh Hashanah, Yom kIppur, Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, Simchat Torah, Chanukah, Purim, Pesach, Rosh Chodesh, Lag B'Omer, Shavuot, Tu Bishvat. There are also days of mourning.
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You mean Hanukkah and Kwanzaa.  See links.
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That we celebrate Chanukah because of the miracle of the oil.  2000 something years ago,  in the land of Judea there was a Syrian king, Antiochus (he's bad)  he ordered all the Jews to reject God!  Of course, they fought back, led by the Macabees.  There was a war and we, the Jews won.  But - the Syrians had destroyed our holy temple... you see, in the temple is a giant menorah that is supposed to be forever burning with oil.  But they only found a small amount of oil left - enough for one night.  They lit the menorah anyway and it's lasted EIGHT nights!  It was a miracle!  In those eight nights!\nSo, I think the most inporatant thing to learn is never to give up hope.
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The 15th of Nisan, like it has always been celebrated.\n\nIt runs for 8 days (7 in Israel).\n\nSince the Jewish calendar is a soli-lunar calendar (i.e. it goes by the moon but takes into account the seasons which are dictated by a solar year) thus it has the APPEARANCE of changing dates every year but that is only when you compare it to another calendar, such as the Gregorian (i.e. the calendar that everyone uses).
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Yom Tov means "good day" literally, and refers to the Holidays. The length depends on which holiday you mean. For example, Passover is the Holiday, the first two and the last two days are Chag, meaning Holy Day, while the 4 days in between are Holiday but you can work like normal on them. The whole 8 days would be a Yom Tov, a Holiday.
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Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights or Festival of Rededication, is an eight day Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of Kislev, which may be in December, late November, or, while very rare in occasion, early January (as was the case for the Hannukkah of 2005–2006). The festival is observed in Jewish homes by the kindling of lights on each of the festival's eight nights, one on the first night, two on the second night and so on.\n\nThe holiday was called Hanukkah meaning "dedication" because it marks the re-dedication of the Temple after its desecration under Antiochus IV. Spiritually, Hanukkah commemorates the Miracle of the Oil. According to the Talmud, at the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem following the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid Empire, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days - which was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate new oil.\n\nChristmas on the other hand is a christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus . \nhope this helps!
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"Happy Holidays" is no good either, because you might upset some uppity Atheist.\n\nI believe the new phrase is "Have an acceptable consecutive 24 hours".  (;\n\nSeriously though, "happy holidays" should be an acceptable compromise, no?  You've got all your bases covered, and a non-holiday-celebrating person should be mature enough to not be bothered by it.  It's silly to Jews, since we have holidays throughout the year, and though a lot of Jews treat Chanukah like some sort of Jewish Christmas, they're not really the same at all.  But it's cool.  We'll meet you halfway.\n\nAs for why a Jew (or other religious minority) might be upset by "Merry Christmas," try to understand where they're coming from.  Various peoples have been mercilessly persecuted by Christians over the last two thousand years.  Yeah, I know, it's not like you're the one who burned so-and-so's great great great Grandfather at the stake in the name of Jesus.  BUT, you can at least understand why such a person might not be so merry about Christmas, can't you?\n\nI think that those among my own people who get offended when wished Merry Christmas (though if they're wearing a yarmulke you should probably know better) are a little too tightly wound, BUT, I can see their point.\n\nI think "happy holidays" is the best we're going to get.\n\nOr how about what you said?  "Glad tidings to all!"\n\n...I'm reminded of Krusty the Clown (the character from the Simpsons), who at the end of his Non-Denominational Holiday Special, wished his viewers a "Marry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, a Kwwwaaaaazy Kwanza, and a solemn, dignified Ramadan".\n\nHey, you could try that one. (;
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My family celebrates Christmas and we have Jewish friends who celebrate Hanukkah. It's fun to visit & join in thier celebrations and include them in ours.