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Subject Happy Hanukkah(8 letters)/Chanukah(8): an eight-day(8) festival(8)
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Original Message Today is the first full day of Hanukkah(8 letters) or Chanukah(8), it began at sunset last night. It is the eight-day(8) festival(8) that commerates Judah Maccabee, warrior son of the aged priest Mattathias, who dared to lead his small band of fighting men against the mighty Assyrians and defeat them in ~165 BC. As the legend goes, the Jews returned to purge the Jerusalem Temple of its Pagan idols including a statue of Zeus, and rededicate it to G-d. They found that there was only sacred oil enough for one day's burning of the temple lamp, yet, miracously the lamp burned eight full days. Thus began the Feast of Dedication/Feast of Lights and its 8-candle menorah(74).

Unfortunately, this story is not found in the Bible. The vast majority of Christians today don't celebrate this holiday(7,74), but shouldn't they?! Why even Y'shua(74)/Jesus(74) observed this festival...

"And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch." - John 10:22-23 (KJV)

The early Roman church leaders went out of their way to separate themselves from the Jews. The Roman Christians chose not to observe Jewish holidays and 'replaced' the Jerusalem Temple rededication festival with Christmas (they were stamping out Pagan celebrations of Saturnalia, winter solstice, and the sun-god Mithra's birth as well) and replaced the eight-day festival of Passover(8) with Easter. And let's not forget that the Romans conquered the Jews in 63 BC and destroyed their temple in 70 AD, so propaganda-wise, they chose not to remember the Dedication Festival.

We all have our agendas both on this forum and outside it. I consider myself Judeo-Christian & omni-religious. I celebrate Hanukkah & Christmas because I know that Y'shua/Jesus did and would now. Happy Hanukkah to everyone!

- Brad Watson, Miami, FL
Y'shua/Jesus reincarnated
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