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authenticnow (original poster member #16024) posted at 12:57 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Going to SIL's for Thanksgiving like we always do. I decided I'm going to bring some potato latkes, since it's Hanukkah 
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This confuses things 
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DS, you are forever in my heart. Thank you for sharing your beautiful spirit with me. I will always try to live by the example you have set. I love you and miss you every day and am sorry you had to go so soon, it just doesn't seem fair.
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 1:27 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
AN... we're having the same problem here!
Thanksgiving dinner?
Hanukkah Dinner???
I'm doing traditional Thanksgiving dinner with a side of Latkes.
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gahurts ( member #33699) posted at 1:48 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Is it normal for Hanukkah to be this early?
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nowiknow23 ( member #33226) posted at 1:50 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
I read somewhere that the last time this happened was 125 year ago. 
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jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 1:55 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
GA... it moves around the "Christian" Calendar because it's set on the Jewish Calendar which is different. (don't ask me how)
It's early, but it's been this early before...
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 2:21 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
There was a latke "bar" at my friend's rehearsal dinner this summer. All the toppings of the rainbow (including turkey bacon.)
There's nothing confusing about delicioiusness! 
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deeplysad ( member #16590) posted at 2:26 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
I'm using my Menorah as my centerpiece for my Thanksgiving dinner.
Me: BW - I'm much too young to feel this damn old
Him: FWH - Midlife crisis with a pathetic porn wannabe
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authenticnow (original poster member #16024) posted at 2:28 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Our rabbi once said (and of course I'm not saying it as eloquently as he did) that Hanukkah isn't early this year, it's exactly where it's supposed to be on the Jewish calendar.
Menorah centerpiece...I like it!
DS, you are forever in my heart. Thank you for sharing your beautiful spirit with me. I will always try to live by the example you have set. I love you and miss you every day and am sorry you had to go so soon, it just doesn't seem fair.
jrc1963 ( member #26531) posted at 3:17 AM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
Me: BSO - 56 Him: FWSO - 79 DS - 23 D-Day - 12-11-09, R - he finally came homeYour life is an Occasion. Rise to it. - Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium"
Lyonesse ( member #32943) posted at 2:58 PM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
This sounds like a win-win to me. I love turkey! I love latkes! Have a great Thankshannukah!
TrulyReconciled ( member #3031) posted at 3:05 PM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
We should just combine it all and call it Christmakwanzaahanukkah
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Amazonia ( member #32810) posted at 5:20 PM on Thursday, November 7th, 2013
GA... it moves around the "Christian" Calendar because it's set on the Jewish Calendar which is different. (don't ask me how)
Oh! I know this one!
The "Christian" calendar is actually the Gregorian calendar (a standardized calendar established by the Catholic church in the 1500s, and the most widely used calendar in the world today). The Jewish calendar is based on cycles of the moon, and long out dates the Gregorian calendar. That's why Jewish holidays "move" on the gregorian calendar every year. In short, the Jewish calendar has extra "leap months" once in a while. You can read more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_calendar#Leap_months
and more on the Gregorian here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar
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Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 3:35 AM on Monday, November 25th, 2013
Bumping this because we took advantage of the yummy kosher food display and made matzo ball soup tonight!
DD3 actually did most of it (we dropped the dough in the water with a reeeeeeeeeally long spoon.)
She ate the heck out of the soup too. So cool!
Everyone ready for next week?
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