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Hanukkah Tapestry Toss Pillow Holiday Decoration

Updated on August 16, 2022

I ordered a couple of these Menorah pillows last week and they just arrived in the mail today. The are absolutely gorgeous and made of high quality fabric. I ordered them for a gift and wanted to be sure that I had them in time for Hannukah. It only took a few days and they arrived at my house via UPS. When I opened the package I was amazed that a pillow could add the holiday mood to a living room.

I ordered a lot of my Hannukah gifts online, since there are very few place to get good Hannukah gift decorated in the holiday theme. I was sure to order early because the supply is lower than that of other holiday merchandise. Since the holiday is coming so soon this year just a day after Thanksgiving this year, I wanted to make sure I place my orders early. So don't wait to the last minute if you are still looking for gifts, themed ones are hard to find, especially high quality ones like this one.

Some other suggestions I have are some nice Hannukah table cloths, aprons, table runners, and coaster. I like the look of the ones that are embroidered and made of actual fabric rather than plastic or paper. There are only a few more week to plan for the double holiday this year and with it falling so close to Thanksgiving many people have out of town guest. I know I will and I am going all out with my decorating, since we celebrate both Hannukah and Christmas, I will be able to decorate separately this year. Order you decorating and gift items today so you won't miss out on the good stuff.

Decorating for Hanukah

Decorating for Hanukah is becoming more of a tradition over recent years. Many families enjoy preparing for the holiday with treasured decorations. Like most holidays, signs, banners, and other holiday decors make their way into homes.

Collecting decorations is a great way to start family traditions. Some households like to bake and make cookies for the holiday season. Craft making is another way families like to share the season while creating treasured memories.

Do you decorate your home for Hanukkah?

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What is Hanukah?

Hanukkah comes from the Hebrew word ḥănukkāh, which means “a dedicating.” The name comes from the holiday’s origin story: Hanukkah commemorates the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, rededicated in the second century BC.

According to the account in the Torab, Jewish people in Jerusalem fought for three years against the Syrians, who Antiochus IV guided. Then, around 165 BC, the Maccabees, freed Judea, and Judas ordered that the Temple be repaired and purified. When the Temple was complete, it had an abundance of lamps but not enough oil.

After liberation, according to the account in the Talmud, there was only one jar with enough oil to light the Temple’s lights for one day. A miracle enabled the oil to burn for eight days until new blessed oil came—accordingly, it brought the celebration of the eight days of Hanukkah.

How Hanukkah is Celebrated?

Igniting the menorah and the menorah’s linkage to the source of the holy day is at the core of Hanukkah celebrations. The menorah holds nine-branched candles. The first candle is called the shammes (in Yiddish) or shammāsh (in Hebrew) and is utilized as a first to light. One more candle is lit each evening on the nine days of Hanukkah, with special prayers for each lighting.

Early Jewish intellectuals had two lines of thinking regarding how the lighting should be handled. The scholar Shammai believed that all eight candles should be lit on the first night and then one put out for each night. On the other hand, the scholar Hillel suggested beginning with a single candle and then lighting one more candle each night. Today, Hillel’s method is the one typically followed.

Custom holds that followers light the menorah just after dusk. The first to get lit is the shammes which typically hold the center position of the menorah. Relatives say the Hanukkah prayers which thanks God for his commandments and for completing the original miracle of maintaining the oil burning in the renovated Temple for eight days.

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