menorah's lit on the table at our synagogue Hanukkah celebration
We had a beautiful 8 days of Hanukkah here. We had snow 2 days, so we had a "white Hanukkah". We light the menorah each night, and Leah sang along with the prayer.
congregation member playing for us on the piano as the "candles were burning low" from the menorahs.
On the last night of Hanukkah (saturday), we celebrated at our new synagogue congregation in Amsterdam. They had a potluck, with a crafts afternoon for kids. Leah painted her own wooden menorah, which we lit at the end of the evening. We then light all the manora's, with the Rabbi leading in the prayers. Followed was a pot-luck. I will have more blogs on the temple later, but we had a wonderful time!
Leah making her own manorah at the kids' hanukkah party before the pot-luck
We also had the extended family over to celebrate the first day of Hanukkah. I told a simplified version of "why we celebrate Hanukkah" in dutch for the kids. I also made latkes from scratch with big thanks to Jan and Nettie for peeling a lot of potatoes!
Making Latkes from scratch (yes, on a step-ladder)
Leah is slowly understanding a little more about Judaism. When asked what her Christmas tree looked like, she answered "I don't have a Christmas tree, I am Jewish".
celebrating first night Hanukkah with the extended family
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