Hanukah
Hanukah origins, gift giving traditions, and symbolism.
Gift Certificates and Gift Cards
Today the idea of a gift certificate is nothing groundbreaking. However, in the 1930’s, the gift certificate was a revolutionary tool for consumers. It alleviated fears of getting the wrong gift, but avoided the impersonal stigma of giving cash. The process of obtaining the card has remained essentially unchanged. The giver would browse stores around... »
Spelling Hanukah
Because the name of this holiday is transcribed phonetically from Hebrew, the spellings often vary: HANUKAH HANNUKAH HANUKKAH CHANUKAH CHANNUKAH CHANUKKAH »
Hanukah Traditions
Known as the Festival of Lights, the celebration of Hanukah uses candles and lights to symbolize the dominance of wisdom, understanding, right and justice over darkness, ignorance, injustice, and intolerance. The Hanukah menorah is a candelabra with eight equal branches, and a taller central Shamesh (servile candle), which is used to light the other candles... »
Hanukah Origins
Hanukah occurs from Kislev 25 – Tebet 2 on the Jewish calendar, which usually falls sometime in December. The first Hanukah celebration (165 b.c.) was in honor of Judah Maccabee’s victory over the invader, Antiochus, who had ruled the city of Jerusalem for the past 3 years. Hanukah originated from a combination of the traditional Succot... »