Happy Thanksgivukkah

THANKSGIVUKKAH: 

You have probably heard this on TV and asked 

"WHAT is THAT???" 

Well, HERE is the "scoop" on Thanksgivukkah!!!!

                            For the first time since 1888, 

               Thanksgiving and Hanukkah will converge, 

        marking the first joint celebration of the two holidays                         

                        aptly named Thanksgivukkah.

This year Thanksgiving Day will mark the first day of Hanukkah – the eight-day festival that celebrates the rededication during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, when Jews revolted against their Greek-Syrian oppressors called the Maccabean Revolt. Since Hanukkah starts on Wednesday at sundown, the second candle will be lit on Turkey Day. ...

“I think it’s a nice way to integrate the two holidays,” Lori Rashty, a teacher at Detroit’s Hillel Day School, said. 

“Since we’re not going to see it again for 79,000 years, it’s kind of an exciting way for the kids to realize that it’s a special occasion for them.” 

From:  Thanksgivukkah 2013

This gives those who have never learned nor celebrated Hanukkah a reason to celebrate. So whether you observe Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday in November; here in the United States or Hanukkah any where in the world...

we warmly and genuinely wish you a 

HAPPY THANKSGIVUKKAH!!!