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While the two holidays fall in close proximity to each other and are celebrated in popular culture together, Hanukkah does not hold the religious significance for Jews that Christmas holds for Christians.
Each year, Hanukkah falls in close proximity or during Christmas according to the Hebrew calendar. Because of that, the two are celebrated side by side under the “Happy Holidays” moniker. But in terms of religious significance, Hanukkah doesn’t rank as high for Jews as Christmas ranks for Christians. “It’s hard to not make a big deal of out Hanukkah living in America, and I’m not sure it’s a bad thing,” said Rabbi Rhoda Silverman of Temple Emanuel in Reisterstown. “That’s not a problem for me as long as we don’t forget about everything else that makes us Jewish.” Jonathan Schwartz, senior aide to Baltimore County Council Chairwoman Vicki Almond and a member of Temple Emanuel, sees Hanukkah as having two roles in the lives of American Jews…
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4:11 am on Sunday, December 16, 2012
It drives me crazy when people keep repeating the line ''Hanukkah is a minor holiday.'' In Israel children have off all week for Hanukkah. Orthodox Jewish schools in Baltimore have a 4 day weekend. Hanukkah is other then Purim the only holiday that traditionally doesn't have restrictions on music, travel etc. and is the last holiday historically and the only one to have happened in Israel. No … more ›
Owings Mills High School will provide 50 families – each of which has at least one member with HIV or AIDS – with gifts, food, toys, clothing and toiletries.
This season, Owings Mills High School students are sharing their holiday spirit with local families in need of some joy and help. The school has adopted 50 families to provide Christmas gifts, food, toys, clothing and toiletries. At least one member in each family has HIV or AIDS. The families and the school connected via the Baltimore County Department of Health and the Baltimore Pediatric HIV Program. The school held a food drive at the Reisterstown Food Lion on Saturday, Dec. 8, and will be wrapping gifts on Thursday, Dec. 13. The presents will be delivered on Dec. 18.
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Here is the schedule for the Owings Mills Volunteer Fire Company's Santa tour.
Santa is coming to town! Find him riding around with the Owings Mills Volunteer Company on these days: Look for him in the early part of the evening. Santa wants to get to all of roads in these routes, but it may not be possible because of weather, fire calls and timing. Information courtesy of Baltimore County Breaking News.
Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Check out some of the fun things going on around town.
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend. Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming up. To submit an event in the Patch events calendar, click on “Events” at the top of the page and then click on the green "Add an event" button on the right side of the page. 39th Annual Pottery Sale at Towson University 30th Annual All Junior Senior Honor Band Holidays at Hampton Baltimore Ballet's Nutcracker Chesapeake Roller Derby Holy Nativity Lutheran Church Holiday Bazaar Breakfast with Santa Nutcracker on Ice The Bard in the Barn The Holiday Train Garden Christmas at Boordy
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Children 15 years old and younger from local needy families will be able to receive gifts this holiday season through the Community Crisis Center and Northminster Presbyterian Church.
Not all parents can afford to stuff their kids’ Christmas stocking with the latest iPhone or the newest video game, but thanks to some local organizations, needy families will have a chance to get gifts for their loved ones. The Community Crisis Center has partnered with the Sykes Toy Project, a outreach arm of Northminster Presbyterian Church, to provide free gently used toys this holiday season to local needy families. “[Sykes volunteers] work all year round repairing toys and puzzles and we set them up,” said Ed Hartman, executive director of the Community Crisis Center. “What we don’t use here they send down to Bea Gaddy [Family Center] in Baltimore.” Interested families need to come to the Community Crisis Center during operating …
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Looking for something exciting to do this weekend? Check out some of the fun things going on around town.
Each week, Patch puts together a list of local activities and events going on in your area this weekend. Check back weekly and tell us in the comments if you know of any additional activities coming up. Annual Christmas Festival Annual Vendors/Crafters Extravaganza Relay/St. Denis Breakfast Club Franklin High School Presents "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Family Board Gaming Tea with Robert Armstrong Salem Players Presents: "Pure as the Driven Snow" - A melodrama by Paul Loomis Infninity Theatrical Productions Presents: Oliver
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With the holidays in full swing, take a look at some fun scenes around town and learn a few facts about the holidays!
Source: http://www.christmasfacts.net/
Take a look at some of the most popular winter holidays, and some of the newer traditions they have spawned.
Christmas With a name literally meaning "Christ's Mass," the biggest Christian holiday has become the biggest commercial event in the world. In what may be a surprise to many, a Christmas-like holiday was actually celebrated by the Norse in Scandinavia hundreds of years prior to Jesus' birth. People feasted over burning Yule logs in observance of the winter solstice, according to the History Channel. Now, kids roll into bed the night of Christmas Eve in anticipation of the magical Santa Claus, whose legend of generosity traces back to third-century Turkey. Hanukkah Jewish scripture suggests the origins of Hanukkah, also known as the "festival of lights," date back to around 200 B.C., when a group of Jews in Israel worked to cleanse and …
Hanukkah is not, for Jews, what Christmas is for Christians. Here’s what rabbis have to say about the holiday season.
While Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, changes dates each year according to the Hebrew calendar, it usually falls in close proximity to Christmas. That means the two are often lumped together under the ubiquitous "Happy Holidays" banner. This year, in fact, Hanukkah's fifth night is Christmas Eve. Rabbi/Cantor Rhoda Silverman of Temple Emanuel in Reisterstown said Hanukkah, which is not one of the holiest Jewish days, should be seen as separate from the Christian commemoration. “We don’t have to merge them and melt them down together into one American festival in order to respect each other,” she said. “We can respect each other’s holidays and keep their integrity.” Because of Hanukkah's proximity to Christmas, it has fallen victim…
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Marc Shapiro
8:24 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
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