Chanukah 5772

Happy Chanukah!

The first night is Tuesday, December 20, the 25th of the month of Kislev 5772. 

Celebrate The Eighth Night of Giving by making by making an end-of year donation to Kolot Chayeinu.

Here are some great resources we'd like to share to help you with preparing and creating your own Chanukah:

EVENTS

  • Kolot Chayeinu, LATKE LUNCH on Shabbat, December 24, after services, so about 1 pm.   Lunch, laugh and latkes:  Kolot Chayeinu celebrates Chanukah with Shabbat lunch after services on December 24.   Come prepared to take a side in the latke-hamantaschen debate, or bring a silly Chanukah song, or come girded with latkes.  The latke is a means of ceremonially practicing rebellion, while at the same time remaining deeply rooted in our collective culinary tradition. It calls on us to acknowledge the changing of the seasons, to reconnect with our agricultural past, and to take a moment to dwell on all that is fattening and artery clogging.  

    Participants in this the first ever Kolot Latke Throwdown are asked to submit a sample of no fewer than 15 latkes to be shared among the membership, along with a typed 140 character "statement of purpose," offering a personal reflection on your vision of the latke as a juxtaposition of all that is Jewish and delicious.  More info:  rmberkman@gmail.com

  • Kolot Chayein, THE 8th NIGHT OF CHANUKAH, Tuesday, Dec 27.  Bring menorahs, candles, matches, and share candle-lighting and a simple meal together.

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GIVING

A friend of Kolot has written to suggest that this year, in the midst of so much economic hardship, we think about giving gifts of friendship and time, rather than things.  One thing you can give is a new children’s book to the children of the Church of Gethsemane, our landlord.  .  They should be unwrapped, but you and your child can write in them a brief greeting to the child who will receive it.  Bring the books to Gethsemane Monday through Thursday 9 to 5 and tell them you are from Kolot Chayeinu.   

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