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Day Two- Still Burning

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Day Two! 
That money is there because we give charity or צדקה (tzedaka) before lighting the candles.

Fun fact time!

Although it's been anglicized as "Hanukah", the actual word is חנוכה, or "Chanukah". The "Ch" sound is the same as in...well, there's no English equivalent. But try saying "uch." It's made in the back of the throat.
Anyway, the last two letters of the word ,"כה", have a numerical value (each Hebrew letter has a corresponding number) of 25, the same as its date in the Hebrew calender: the 25th of Kislev. Even before the actual event of Chanukah, the 25th of Kislev was an important event, as it was the inaugeration of the Temple. Fast forward to Chanukah, the teeny tiny group of Jewish scholars drive off the Ancient Greek invaders to discover the Temple pretty much destroyed. That day, the 25th of Kislev, is when they lit the Temple's Menorah, signifying the reclamation of the Temple.
Full circles in history.
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SONY
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MHS-TS20
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Dec 17, 2014, 6:02:46 PM
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Rapha-chan's avatar
Very interesting ^^ I always enjoy learning something new.