As my “Favourite Troublemaker of the Absolute Very Best Kind”(tm) has reminded us, today marks the start of Hanukkah.
I was intrigued a couple of years back by the notion of the shamash candle (the “servant” or “attendant” candle that is used to light the eight candles on the Menorah)…the idea of celebrating that which serves the needs of others is something I think this world could do a fair bit more often.
So in that vein of serving others and wishing to illuminate an otherwise dismal 2020, when I went searching for humourous takes on Hanukkah, I wasn’t exactly left wanting for inspiration.
Of course, there’s the ubiquitous “Keep the Han in Hanukkah” with Han Solo wielding a Menorah as he would his trusty blaster.
Then there was this somewhat unique take on Jewish holidays from a page found whilst researching appropriate holiday greetings to celebrants from the ecclesiastical free-agents amongst us as to when “happy” is an appropriate wish for our Jewish family and friends:
Jewish holidays typically fall into two categories:
The celebratory: They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.
The memorial and mourning: They tried to kill us. They did. Let’s not eat.
https://spokanefavs.com/a-list-of-greetings-for-jewish-holidays-for-non-jews/
With the victory over the Maccabees and the miracle of one day’s worth of oil lighting the Temple lamp for eight days, the minor holiday of Hanukkah seems to definitely fall into the first category.
But a little more searching and I found the PERFECT vehicle for wishing said troublemaker and her family (and indeed everyone else who celebrates the Festival of Lights!) the happiest of Hanukkah in a humourous way… 🙂
