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By Tom Brennan
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\"Hanukkah<\/a>

Hanukkah Gelt<\/p><\/div>
\n\u201cHanukkah gelt\u201d today means chocolate coins to many Christians. However, like all Jewish traditions there are many lessons from this holiday tradition.<\/p>\n

We can be sure the weary but jubilant Maccabeean soldiers did not chow down to sufganiyot after liberating the City and capturing the Temple. Potatoes are an American crop so nobody fried up some latkes either. Instead they witnessed a miracle as one day’s holy oil burned for eight to reward their faith and trust. We can also be sure that the children didn’t spin dreidels and get golden coins as gifts. Many Hanukkah traditions have grown through the centuries and been used to help tell the story of the event and teach more lessons as the family gathers to light the candles on their menorahs. The Bible uses many events, images and parables to teach us the rules of a successful life as G-d clearly spelled them out for us. Hanukkah gelt has lessons that point to our being commanded to love the Lord with all our heart, mind and spirit and our neighbor as well. <\/p>\n

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