{"id":63995,"date":"2025-12-12T20:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=63995"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:01:36","slug":"holiday-happy-hanukkah-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/holiday-happy-hanukkah-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"HOLIDAY: HAPPY HANUKKAH 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

HAPPY HANUKKAH 2025<\/h1>\n

Hanukkah doesn\u2019t start until Sunday, but I\u2019d always rather get ahead<\/em> of a holiday than be late to the party. So here I am, reminding those who celebrate, two days in advance.<\/p>\n

I love a happy<\/em> holiday! And Hanukkah is always just that.<\/p>\n

\"408686375_10227010385344412_8840602779220594907_n\"<\/a>And, not to get political here, but for many this<\/em> year, it\u2019s made happier by the long-overdue release of the Israeli hostages. (I wrote this two years ago in my Hanukkah article back then: \u201cThis<\/em> year, though, with all the sadness in the world right now, especially the horrors that have taken place in Israel, the occasion has more gravitas than ever.\u00a0 So I feel that we all need to keep that situation in mind.\u201d And I finished it with, \u201cI feel I need to close this out with the serious side of this holiday. I hope that everyone, whether or not this is your holiday, will please spare a thought for what the many less-fortunate Jewish people are going through this year. I\u2019m praying that the heartbreaking Israeli conflict will be over soon.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Just a year ago, all<\/em> of us were saying prayers that the hostages would be home by the holiday this<\/em> year, and those prayers were finally answered a couple of months ago.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not solely happiness<\/em> on that front. Many of the hostages were killed, and the survivors will have tons of pain forever after. So the world at large needs to keep everyone less fortunate in their hearts and minds.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry to have just brought the room down, but I felt that I had to pay that small tribute to my people at this time of year.<\/p>\n

\"Pretty<\/a>

Pretty gelt and dreidels.<\/p><\/div>\n

So back to a more light-hearted<\/em> celebration of Hanukkah! I\u2019ve been wearing a lot of blue, (which is basically the color of the holiday, as opposed to the green and red of Christmas,) in the lead-up to it, along with rocking my Hanukkah socks<\/em>! (I\u2019ve never claimed to not be goony!) I\u2019m looking forward to lighting one of my colorful menorahs, although I can\u2019t decide between my crayon box or sports balls ones. (Menorahs are supposed<\/em> to be fun, so having cute ones is not at all disrespectful or sacrilegious.) And, for once, I already have a full box of Hanukkah candles! That\u2019s a shock because I\u2019m rarely this prepared. I also bought a few bags of \u201cgelt\u201d for Mr. X. (They\u2019re foil-wrapped chocolate<\/em> coins, of course. But I do<\/em> hope that he<\/em> gives me some real<\/em> gelt, which means “money,” for you readers not of my same ethnic persuasion.)<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s about all I have to say about the holiday in this very strange year. But I really do hope that you all have tons of fun\u2014light those candles, spin those dreidels, and scarf those potato latkes! May it all be wonderful for you and yours.<\/p>\n

I wish a very Happy Hanukkah to everyone who celebrates. And please do your best to stay safe!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

HAPPY HANUKKAH 2025 Hanukkah doesn\u2019t start until Sunday, but I\u2019d always rather get ahead of a holiday than be late to the party. So here I am, reminding those who celebrate, two days in advance. I love a happy holiday! And Hanukkah is always just that. And, not to get political here, but for many<\/p>\n

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