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Hanukkah is a relatively minor Jewish holiday with lots of public celebration. For me its a great time to honor and enjoy all the contributions of Jewish culture, secular and religious, to world culture, and to my life personally. I grew up here in Richmond in a community that was largely Jewish. Cantor Morris Okun at Temple Beth-El was a big influence on my life long attraction to Middle Eastern modes of longing. He sent chills up my spine. And although I think of my neighbor Estelle Lipsitz all year long this is a special time to mention her. She was was my Jewish Mother who taught about how to run a kitchen and to cuss in Yiddish. In loving memory, from my kitchen... youtu.be/8MT_D2puY6I
Posted on: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:43:50 +0000

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