So ya, I had a complete blog post about this day but naturally I didn’t finish it in time. However please enjoy the video below that explains all about the day.

Hanukkah (also spelt Chanukah) is a huge annual Jewish religious event that celebrates the reclamation and rededication of the Holy Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after it was forcefully taken back from the Greco-Syrian monarch, Antiochus Epiphanes, by a small group of Jewish freedom fighters called the Maccabees, and the miracle of the oil that happened at that time.

Like Christmas, it has become very commercial and with all the hanukkah products now available on the internet with online shopping it can be easy to lose the original focus of the holiday. However, with careful choices made in your shopping for hanukkah gifts, crafts, toys, menorahs & activities, it is possible to add new dimensions of understanding and enjoyment to this family festival appreciated by young and old alike.

So, as you get ready to do your hanukkah shopping this year, explore the possibilities and pick up a new menorah that means something to you or your family, buy a book with mouthwatering recipes to remember, and indulge your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins or friends with some of the many creative & imaginative toys and activities now available at online hanukkah shops to enhance their appreciation, rather than distract from, this wonderful time also known as the Festival of Lights. Read on to learn more!

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History has shown us many things. It has shown us patterns, it has shown us the answers to many questions that humans has asked. However, history has shown us one thing. It has shown us that a single answer is never the answer. I bet that what I have just said is confusing and it isn’t really. I am going to just take two examples – Religion and Science (oh boy, I wonder where this is heading …).

Religion has given us the answer to our questions however that answer in itself was answered many times. Different religions fight over what they believe to be the correct answer. Some people say that the answer is right while others says the answer is wrong. War starts over that. It is easy to say that religion only causes war but that isn’t true. Religion is a matter of faith.

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