adventure: Hanukkah Spread ~ Night 5

Friday, December 30, 2005

Hanukkah Spread ~ Night 5

We enjoyed another evening of the Feast of Dedication, the Festival of Light, tonight... complete with cheese and potatoe latkes with sour cream, ketchup and apple sauce and a quiche I make, which is unanimously a favorite accompaniment (and fitting, with all the cheese). It was delicious. Tomorrow I plan to make Sufganiyot (doughnuts!) from scratch, for the first time.

Tonight we did something a little differently than we normally do it... we lit our hanukkias before dinner, and ate by the soft glow of the candlelight... it was nice. We listen to, and *try* to sing along with the traditional Chanukah B'rachot (Blessings) (which we listen to from a cd) as we light our 3 hanukkiahs (N and T each have one they fashioned from sculpey clay last year, and the brass one we bought off ebay last year ~ I'll have to get pics of the kids' menorrahs tomorrow night!).

We had fun making these fancy little match boxes yesterday, and they provide a nice place to keep matches especially for lighting our menorrahs, the highlight of our Hanukkah evenings. I've a feeling these will be precious keepsakes in years to come. Tabitha painted the golden menorrah onto the golden box, complete with little red flames on each tip. Nathan made the Star of David on his, and I made the matchstick hanukkiah on felt. They are all lined with felt inside, and have a striking strip on the bottom, very nice... an idea we got from Hanukkah Fun.

Then, after dinner Chris has been reading to us from one of our many Chanukkah childrens' story/picture books, Eight Lights for Eight Nights...

Tabitha asked Dad if she could read our Scriptures for tonight (which usually he reads, and are taken from our Biblical Holidays book). Chris consented (of course), and she read them all beautifully, KJV even! Here's what they were...

The Messiah is the Light of the World

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

~John 1.4-5

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

~John 8.12

Then Jesus said unto them, "Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light." These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

~John 12.35-36

Last night, our Scripture readings were...

The Light of the Body is the Eye

The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.

~Luke 11.34

"To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me."
~ Jesus, the Messiah

~Acts 26.18

N and T have done some lovely artwork the past few days... here is only part...

"Priest lighting the Menorrah" ~ Tabitha, 12/28

"Still Life of Nathan's Menorrah" ~ Nathan, 12/28

"Star of David" ~ Tabitha, 12/27

"Hanukkiah" ~ Tabitha, Hanukkah 2004

And of course, there have been gifts...

// posted by Unknown @ 6:01 AM

Comments:

This is so awesome. I have always wanted to celebrate the OT feasts. I just don't know enough about them. I have a friend who has become a Messianic Jew and she is learning Hebrew and a very awesome example... maybe someday we can do these festivals.

# posted by

Sprittibee : 12:00 PM

Hi Sprittibee~

Well, when we started we didn't know much either...I learn a little bit more each year. There's no "right" way to do it. So just have fun, think *unit study/cultural learning experience/awesome object lessons* and just DIVE IN!

You and your family will be blessed!

# posted by

Unknown : 12:52 AM