Purina Dog Chow Vote on Facebook & They Donate to Service Dog Groups - Hanukkah Candle #4

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During the holidays it's great to see so many companies leveraging Facebook to raise funds for worthy organizations. Recently I told you about Toyota Prius and their Toys for Tots Facebook campaign where the company will donate toys to that charity for the holidays filling up Toyota Prius cars one by one with toys selected by Facebook participants.

Dexter, our miniature pinscher, wishes you a Happy Hanukkah!
iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Since I'm an animal lover, a pet dog owner, and also an advocate of non-profit Service Dog Organizations I could not pass up sharing another corporate charitable program where, at no cost to you, they'll donate $1 for each person who Likes Purina Dog Chow on Facebook.

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8 Nights of Hanukkah December 20-27 - Candle #2

Celebrations

Attended our high school triplet's Hanukkah Choir Recital today. Tonight, I made more homemade traditional Potato Latkes by hand grating potatoes and chopping some onions and fresh garlic, then adding a small amount of flour and salt and pepper to taste. Fried in hot olive oil till golden brown and served with applesauce and sour cream, everyone loved these and they're already asking me to make more for the rest of the holiday. It's the second night of Chanukah now and the candles on the menorah are now 50 percent brighter. That's what I like about this celebration, daily for eight nights and days the beauty of the candles only intensifies.

Happy Chanukah!

New post each night of Hanukkah!

Meanwhile, check out these other 2011 Chanukah posts
Hanukkah Candle #1
Make your own Hanukkah Gingerbread House
Paper Hanukkah Menorah Centerpiece Decoration

Read additional MBE posts from past years for lots of ideas to enhance your holiday: crafts, cooking, baking, activities, and gift ideas. Just enter the word Hanukkah in the search window in right hand column of this blog for lots more content.

If Hanukkah is your holiday, what are you doing tonight to celebrate?

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8 Nights of Hanukkah December 20-27 - Candle #1

Celebrations

Chanukah, the 8 day and night Jewish Festival of Lights, begins tonight at sundown. After dark Jews living in Israel and in countries around the world will use a service candle called the shamesh to kindle  the first candle furthest to the right on the branched candelabra known as a menorah. Blessings will be said in Hebrew before this special nightly candle lighting ceremony over the next eight evenings of the holiday. 

Our oldest son on the first night of Hanukkah a few years back

Vintage family photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Then families and friends -- children and adults -- will gather to sing songs, play with the dreidel, a toy top that you spin, and eat customary foods fried in oil such as latkes potato pancakes and sufganiot jelly donuts. Kids especially enjoy receiving Hanukkah gelt money which depending on the age of the recipient means gold foil covered chocolate coins for little ones and cash, checks or gift cards for teens. Traditionally, to publicize this historical event, Hanukkah candles are lit in the front window of one's home or by a doorway.

Gold Hanukkah menorah & coins

iPhone Photo by Janis Brett Elspas, MommyBlogExpert.com

Watch for a new post on each of the subsequent nights of Hanukkah.

Meanwhile, check out these other 2011 Chanukah posts
Make your own Hanukkah Gingerbread House
Paper Hanukkah Menorah Centerpiece Decoration

To read additional MBE posts from past years use the search window and enter the word Hanukkah in the right hand column of this blog.


How will you be spending Hanukkah this year? Please leave a comment and share your thoughts.

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