זִכְרוּ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת לוֹט: חֲנֻכָּה‎

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REBECCA MISSEL: Altars have been part of Jewish life since Noah arrived on dry land. And at times when our home spaces must adapt to accommodate a range of uses, we can also transform them into spiritual sanctuaries. Altars are a physical space for us to focus our prayers and can be made of any materials. Improvise. It’s what your ancestors would have done.

Clifford Fabro Rivera: Decorating my Hanukkah Altar!

Mercedes Millano Evangelista Fabro Rivera~Khan: Mhm.

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Layout (Altar) of Virginia Millano Evangelista Fabro Rivera's Jewish~themed (mostly Medical) knick knacks on an Old Wooden Newlywed Dresser manufactured in Florida. There's also a Bucket (labeled Israeli) and a Drawer full of related material. I can't say I share Her devotion to Institutional Medicine.

Hebrew:
.ברוך אתה יי, אלוהינו מלך העולם, שעשה נסים לאבותינו, בימים ההם בזמן הזה
Transliteration:
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, she-asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.
Translation:
Praised are You,
Our God, Ruler of the universe,
Who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors
in those ancient days
at this season.

Michael Rydelnik, professor of Jewish Studies: Jesus left Galilee to celebrate Chanukah in Jerusalem. It was there He revealed His own deity, declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30).

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I don't find Altars to Deities or Shrines to Dead Relatives all that fruitful yet, except for occasional Dream Visitations, the Open Front Door out of Nowhere Before Sunrise, and sudden Drink Cravings. I'm hoping for tangible Universal Phenomena that is Collectively experienced, not just Personal, related to my Ancestors. Sensitivity to the Afterlife comes as you Age, I think.

WIKIPEDIA: Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah the Hittite. In Hittite mythology, a huwasi stone is sacred to a deity and is usually situated in a temple. The stones were treated as gods; they were given food and water and were anointed and washed.

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"Franz Delitzsch, the translator of the Gospels (and the rest of the New Testament) from Greek into Hebrew, was well aware of how to correctly translate the word 'dedication' from its original Greek. That Hebrew word is chanukkah. Therefore, for the sake of emphatic clarification, the English translation of John (Yochanan) 10:22 in the Delitzsch Hebrew Gospels renders the verse this way: 'It was Chanukkah in Yerushalayim and it was winter time'" (ADAPTED FROM: Messiah Magazine #1, First Fruits of Zion, 2012).

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ERIC SCHWARTZ

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SHMUEL RABINOWITZ: Excessive extroversion, the sort that exposes details of a person's personal life, do not allow for introspection or refinement of emotions – processes that are crucial for spiritual development. the Jewish nation is one whose culture does not push to externalize all aspects of life, but, rather, leaves a wide area for people's private and personal lives.