Ate at least one sufganiyah before Chanukah. (Preferably from Roladin): Check
Have at least 3 chanukiot per child: Check
Child using tin chanukiyah from Rami Levi because that is the only one which actually holds the candles: Check
Child came home with dreidl made out of CD + marble: Check
Attended at least one Chanukah gan party in which black light was used: Check (Gan party people: Time for a new special effect. The white shirts turn purple. We get it.)
Forgot whether the candles start on the right or left: Check (Every. Single. Year.)
Warbling Chanukah tunes in my head all day, despite not knowing the actual words (What is a "sacha li balat" anyway?): Check
So, looks like we're off to a good start. Will keep you posted as this Festival of Lights continues.
Happy Chanukah to all the Loyal Readers!
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ooh, me! me! call on me! I have some!
1. Bought 5 lb bag of potatoes and wondered if it will be enough.
2. Bought frozen latkes because you gotta be kidding if you think I'm going to make real latkes more than once
3. Bought oil and can already taste the over-oiled aftertaste after consuming too many latkes and sufganiyot.
4. Debated to myself whether "we're not getting each other anything" means we really are and just surprising each other because "after all, it's chanukah and no you don't have to feel guilty that YOU didn't get ME anything."
This is the first year I was a gan party that did not involve a black light and one of my kids wearing socks on their hands. Can I still celebrate Chanukah this year? What should I do?
Wait, Momz, does that mean you got ME something?
Lisa. I don't understand. How did you know you were at a gan party? Did you at least dance with your child and did they eat a dried out sufganiyah minutes before bedtime? 'Cuz that counts also.
Drumroll.. 1st time commenting on a blog post EVER-
Sacha li Balat- tells me quietly. Words you will never use in Hebrew ever in your life except when singing this song.
wow gila you can officialy celebrate chanuka lemehadrin.
lisa, i see your dilemna. tell me, was there a huge sevivon coming down from the ceiling filled with candy? did you get any jelly on your clothes? did you come home with all the stuck on candle holders in place? was there a maccabi rap song involved or conversely did the temani children sing a avraham fried type song with a strong ashkenazi accent?
gather your facts, and then we can see if, bediavad, you are yotzei.
happy chanuka to all! great post gila, next yr send us the checklist in advance, so we have time. oh and what flavor did you get? was it worth it? ive found that the sufganiyot are also innocent victims of this dry weather.
Dorona - welcome to the inner circle of ABA commenters! Glad to have you with us. And thank you for that translation. Keep in mind I will probably forget it and ask you again next year.
f/e - Have I told you recently that I'm appointing you as ABA's official spiritual leader? I think we should codify these gan party criteria.
And I got a "fistuk" (pistachio) donut from Roladin - it was quite good. They have a nice filling-to-donut ratio.
MOMZWIFEOFDADZ ALREADY GAVE ME MY CHANUKA PRESENT (2011 CALENDAR OF EDWARD HOPPER PAINTINGS)
YOU KNOW MOMZ: CAN'T WAIT WHEN IT COMES TO PRESENES.
MORE IMPORTNANTLY - DID I GEY MOMZ A PRESENT?
STILL 7 DAYS TO GO
OOH, I HOPE DADZ GEY ME A PRESENT.
"Forgot whether the candles start on the right or left: Check (Every. Single. Year.)"
Is this where thousands of dollars of Bais Yaakov education got you?
Chag Sameach!
Shani, I don't believe the nivim covered which way to light the Chanukah candles.
Okay, Gila, I guess that you missed this song growing up and that they don't sing it in Israel:
"Ner Rishon, Ner Shaynee, Ner Shilishi, Ner Riveei, Ner Chamishi, Ner Shishi, Ner Shiveei, Ner Shimini. You put them in starting from the right, you add one more for every night, but don't forget when you start to light, you light them from the left to right." (To give credit, this was from a tape that my aunt and uncle gave me as a child called "It's a miricle," by Suki and Ding, I think.)
I am sorry for the following, but I have to comment on the title of this post: I guess you-know-who isn't the only one making a list and checking it twice.
Risa, do you mean Voldemort?
This year is the first year I KNOW I'm going to remember which order you place the candles. Someone pointed out "it's right to left, the same way you read Hebrew". Can you say ***LIGHTBULB***?
I didn't know about lighting them left to right though. I usually choose whichever way isn't going to burn my hand (i.e. left to right doesn't work if you're left-handed, I discovered the painful way)
My chanukiya must think it a dreidel I'm always confused which way to light.
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