The lights will be lit, the dreidels spinning, the latkes frying... what a great time to be had by those who celebrate this holiday. The date roams around the December calendar, since the Jewish calendar is lunar. Each year, the holiday falls out on the 25th of Kislev, this year, that's 11 December. My family and so many others will gather worldwide to remember the holiday.
What is it we remember? The victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greeks, under King Antiochus Epiphanes in about 165 BCE. And the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem. And the finding of special oil, enough to last one day, but it lasted 8 days, according to the story.
Jews for Jesus will be celebrating this holiday together on 18 December, the last night, when all 9 candles are lit in Sydney. Specifically in Five Dock. For the info, check here...
http://awesomechurch.com/messages_various_36.htm
Latkes, dreidels, singing, a Bible message...what else could you want?
You are most invited if you live nearby.
Celebrate with us; learn about God and his love for all people, and the desire he has for us to shine his light to the world.
A time to mourn: Dr Robert Levene
Mt Carmel Cemetery in KC Last weekend I flew to Kansas City. I was in town a total of 17 hours. Then back to the airport and on to Nashville...
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Driving past the houses in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, on our way to visit a church there, we saw mansion after mansion and thought to ours... -
A sermon given in Sydney Earlwood Indonesian Presbyterian Church Introduction Shalom Pastor Gunung and all here at Earlwood church. Salamat ... -
Some tragic human days include: 11th of September 2001 (Nicknamed 9/11) when four airplanes were hijacked and over 2,700 people were killed...
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