Saturday, December 20, 2008 Hannukah: A Nonsensical Talmudic Holiday
Hannukah is a typical rabbinic charade. It takes the Biblical story of the Maccabees and embroiders it with fantasy. After their victory in 165 B.C., the Jews retook control of the remains of the temple, but it had been defiled. They wanted to rekindle its eternal flame, but they found only one small flask of consecrated oil. According to the Talmud, that small supply, enough for only one day, miraculously lasted for eight, which gave the Jews time to prepare new oil. And which gave the world Hanukkah, meaning "dedication" or "consecration" in Hebrew.
There is no oil that lasted eight days in the Biblical text. This story first appeared in the Talmud, which was concocted by rabbis who lived in Babylon after the destruction of the Temple.
The nonsensical miracle of the oil hoax has led to the rabbinic custom of eating foods fried in oil for Hanukkah. In the United States, the most popular is latkes, (potato pancakes).
The pagan/Babylonian root of Hannukah can be glimpsed in the fact that during Hannukah Talmudic children play a gambling game with a dreidel, a spinning top. Each side has a Hebrew letter. In most places, the letters spell "A Great Miracle Happened There."
In San Francisco for several years a huge Hannukah menorah was displayed in Union Square while the square had no Christian Nativity scene.
Traditionally in Judaism, Hannukah was a very minor observance. The contemporary emphasis on Hannukah was created as a rival to Christmas observances.
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Hoffman is the author of the underground bestseller, Judaism Discovered: A Study of the Anti-Biblical Religion of Racism, Self-Worship, Superstition and Deceit, now in its second printing, in spite having been banned by http://Amazon.com (the only book about Judaism which has that distinction). Ordering information is here: http://www.revisionisthistory.org/page1/news.html
*** Posted by Michael Hoffman at 12/20/2008 05:29:00 AM
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see also:
"ADL’S Jewish War On Christmas.....
ADL PROMOTES A ‘MULTI-CULTURAL’ CHRISTMAS
WITH JEWISH MENORAHS DISPLAYED INSTEAD OF NATIVITY SCENES during Christmas, Jewish supremacists are now pushing for a ‘multi-cultural’ representation during the Christmas season. ......." http://www.realjewnews.com/?p=348
ADL's "December Dilemma"
"...In the context of displays on public property, the Supreme Court has ruled that a Christmas crèche standing alone is impermissible, but a Christmas tree is permissible because it has become such a secular symbol of the winter holiday season. 23 It also has found that a Chanukah menorah is a symbol with both secular and religious meanings, and its display on public property within a predominantly secular display is permissible. 24
Due the impressionability of school children, the Supreme Court has noted that a holiday display of a Chanukah menorah and secular symbols such as a Christmas tree could raise additional constitutional concerns. 25 However, lower courts have not invalidated such displays and it's likely that they are permissible....."
http://www.adl.org/issue_educati...displays.asp?m_flipmode=5
Hannukah begins at sundown tonight.