Hannukah spellings and Hannukah Lights as the world grows darker

 Happy Channukah! Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). I am giving you 2 cartoons today.

Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2014. It touches on the topic of the many different ways that we spell this holiday.

I am also going to put up a second cartoon that is more in spirit with this day when we morn the victims of the horrific attack and murders of the Jews on Bondi Beach in Australia last night.

Here is a quote from a Dry Bones Blog from 2016.

" Hanukka, Hanukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah,Hanucca, . . .

Every year, for the past 43 years of doing the daily Dry Bones cartoons, I face the same mind-cracking question; how to spell the name of our eight-day Festival of Lights!

The Hebrew word Chanukah (or Hanukka, Hanukkah, Chanukka, Hanucca,) means dedication and it celebrates our re-dedication of our Holy Temple in Jerusalem after its having been defiled by the Syrian/Greeks occupiers."

And here, if you are interested, is a quote from a long time friend of mine and of Yaakov and a long time fan and follower, that she left as a comment on this cartoon from Yaakov's Facebook page.

It is much more detailed and educated about the different spellings than my previous quote from Yaakov.

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" Ever wonder why "Hanukah" has so many different spellings? Chanukah; Chanuka (no "h" on the end); Hanukkah, Hannukah, Hanuka...

Well, in Hebrew it's het, nun, vav, kaf, hey. How do we write the het (pronounced sorta like the "ch" in German "nach") in English? One way is, as we see, "ch."

But that's not quite accurate, because het isn't pronounced quite the same as "nacht." So sometimes it's written just with an "h"... but that's not right, because it IS more guttural. So sometimes it's written with an "h" that has a dot under it (AOL isn't going to let me do that). Personally, I really like "kh" for het and "ch" for chaf. But I think I'm kinda alone here. 

Confused yet? And the doubled "n," or "k," and adding or leaving off the "h" on the end... well, depends who was trying to spell it when!

But any way you spell it, it's a joyous holiday! So spin your dreidel, eat your latkes, sing Mi Yimalel, and have a great time!" 

And here is another Hanukkah cartoon from Dry Bones in 2007, indeed, as the world seems to grow darker, we light the darkness.

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Wishing everyone a very happy holiday.  I am so very thankful for so much!

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Much love and Joyful Holiday! Blessings to you and your families and loved ones.

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Chag Sameach, First candle of Hanukkah!

Happy Hanukkah! Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2015. The first candle of Chaukkah is tonight, Sunday, Dec 14. Regarding spelling: It is very confusing that Chag (Hag) and Hannukah ( Chanukkah) are spelled so many different ways. It is because they are Hebrew words transliterated into English. So it is sometimes Ch and sometimes H, and sometimes double n, and sometimes double k, and sometimes a becomes ah. 

We Jews are a complicated people. Yaakov did a cartoon about the different spellings. I will try to find it to post this week. But however we spell it, the meaning is the same. Happy Holiday, may it bring the promise of a good year ahead full of light and laughter. May the light continue for many more years!

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Wishing everyone a very happy holiday.  I am so very thankful for so much!

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Shabbat Shalom, Blessings to you and your families and loved ones.

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Stormy Weather

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2011.

We are having very stormy, wet weather here in Israel this week, but it will pass. And rain is good or the farmers.

But storms on other fronts...The internal Israeli political scene has gone from bad to worse on so many different fronts this past week. I am hoping that it will be better soon. I was looking for an up and funny cartoon for today, but I came upon this one instead and it seemed to fit. You are welcome to share.

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The Holidays and a New Year are rapidly approaching. I am so very thankful for so much!

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The UN and UNRWA

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2015.

Last week the UN voted to keep funding UNRWA for another 3 years, even though it has been proven that they were encouraging and helping Hamas. They have kept the about 700,000 Palestinians who were displaced in 1948 as permanent refugees even until the 3rd generation. Now UNRWA defines almost 6 million as permanent refugees, fueling violence and hardship. They have created 30,000 jobs for themselves by doing this. Now, they are angry that Israel is not allowing them an office in Jerusalem.

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Good News, Bad News

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2004. It is crazy that this is from 21 years ago. But now, it is even true in America also, not just Europe and not just against the Jews anymore., but against Western Civilization also.

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The Smiling Optimist

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is a Dry Bones cartoon from 2015 called, "The Smiling Optimist". Yaakov was always the optimist and I was always the pessimist. I thought of it as being a realist. But it is time for some optimism for our future. But I always thought that Shuldig's smile here was a bit uncertain. Yaakov had a knack for giving so much expression with just a small line or wiggle in the line.

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Europe is Lost

 Dry Bones Golden Oldie, by Sali the LSW. (Long Suffering Wife). Here is another Dry Bones cartoon from 2014. Europe is lost.

I used to argue with Yaakov to not draw ugly characters because people would not want to share them, but he did as he saw and wanted. As we move into the Holiday season, I keep hearing about European Christmas markets that are vandalized and terrorized. I am sad over the situation. This cartoon was from 11 years ago, and is even more true today. You are welcome to share, even if it is not a cute or pretty image.

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