נס גדול היה שם
2023-Dec-08, Friday 15:15![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Yesterday was the first night of Ḥankuah and Laila was ready for it. A month or so ago, PJ Library--a service that sends free books to Jewish families with children--sent us a good called Hoppy Hanukkah about a family of rabbits celebrating Ḥankuah, and while it took her a bit to get into it, by the end of a couple weeks she was sitting through the entirety of the book. She'd ask for it by name--"Hakkah" in her pronunciation--and listen to the story of the two rabbit-children wanting to light the candles immediately (instead of sundown), wanting to blow out the candles (instead of letting them burn), and then eating latkes. And then yesterday, when she realized what was happening, she was sitting on my lap saying "Hakkah? Hakkah hakkah! Hakkah hakkah!!"
Right now, the message of Ḥankuah, that we must remain ourselves despite all attempts to stomp us out, really resonates with me.
May the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob break the teeth of the wicked.
Last week,![[instagram.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/profile_icons/instagram.png)
sashagee added pre-cut hash browns to the grocery list while we were at Trader Joe's and yesterday, the fruit of that purchase hit the dinner table:
She wasn't a fan--she said that there were too many eggs in it, and she's been sensitive to eggs ever since she had a bad reaction to them after her pregnancy--but Laila and I both devoured them. As you can see, we had both sour cream and applesauce, though the truth is, my favorite topping for latkes is labneh. It's not as sour as sour cream, with a more yogurt-like texture. It's delicious and it's what I had with my latkes I had for lunch today, along with honey-smoked salmon and cucumbers. Delicious.
Yesterday I also went to the AnimeChicago physical meetup for the first time in a couple months, and as is common in similar gatherings, I ended up with the two other Jews there talking about Ḥankuah. And also Doctor Who and Spy x Family, because it was after all an AnimeChicago meetup. It was![[facebook.com profile]](https://www.facebook.com/favicon.ico)
made.unglu3d's birthday too, so she brought cookies and I got a couple of them. They caught me by surprise--they were the super-crunchy kind, that snap when you bite into them rather than being chewy or toothsome--but some of them were "snowflake" shaped. Or maybe they really were ✡️ and the cookie-maker was trying to be inclusive. Regardless, they were delicious. And I need to watch more Spy x Family.
Alright, it's almost Shabbat so time to log off and light the candles. 🕯️🕯️
Right now, the message of Ḥankuah, that we must remain ourselves despite all attempts to stomp us out, really resonates with me.
May the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob break the teeth of the wicked.
Last week,
sashagee added pre-cut hash browns to the grocery list while we were at Trader Joe's and yesterday, the fruit of that purchase hit the dinner table:She wasn't a fan--she said that there were too many eggs in it, and she's been sensitive to eggs ever since she had a bad reaction to them after her pregnancy--but Laila and I both devoured them. As you can see, we had both sour cream and applesauce, though the truth is, my favorite topping for latkes is labneh. It's not as sour as sour cream, with a more yogurt-like texture. It's delicious and it's what I had with my latkes I had for lunch today, along with honey-smoked salmon and cucumbers. Delicious.
Yesterday I also went to the AnimeChicago physical meetup for the first time in a couple months, and as is common in similar gatherings, I ended up with the two other Jews there talking about Ḥankuah. And also Doctor Who and Spy x Family, because it was after all an AnimeChicago meetup. It was
Alright, it's almost Shabbat so time to log off and light the candles. 🕯️🕯️
