#chanukiah — Public Fediverse posts

"#Jewish life persists, even 4000 feet above sea level. Before I embarked on a three month #backpacking trip across #SouthAmerica, I was unsure how I’d be able to adapt my #kosher and #Shabbat lifestyle to destinations without any Jewish infrastructure. Conversely, I discovered that in the moments when I was most geographically isolated from a Jewish community, my identity was its strongest.

I spent the first night of #Chanukah in #Peru, staying with an indigenous family on an island on #LakeTiticaca: the highest navigable lake in the world. With my travel-#chanukiah in hand, I asked my host if I could light some candles for a Jewish celebration.

Bemused by the request, and unsure what a #Jew even was, she kindly obliged..."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/postcards-from-south-america-jewish-identity-cant-be-contained-it-travels-with-us/

"#Jewish life persists, even 4000 feet above sea level. Before I embarked on a three month #backpacking trip across #SouthAmerica, I was unsure how I’d be able to adapt my #kosher and #Shabbat lifestyle to destinations without any Jewish infrastructure. Conversely, I discovered that in the moments when I was most geographically isolated from a Jewish community, my identity was its strongest.

I spent the first night of #Chanukah in #Peru, staying with an indigenous family on an island on #LakeTiticaca: the highest navigable lake in the world. With my travel-#chanukiah in hand, I asked my host if I could light some candles for a Jewish celebration.

Bemused by the request, and unsure what a #Jew even was, she kindly obliged..."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/postcards-from-south-america-jewish-identity-cant-be-contained-it-travels-with-us/

"#Jewish life persists, even 4000 feet above sea level. Before I embarked on a three month #backpacking trip across #SouthAmerica, I was unsure how I’d be able to adapt my #kosher and #Shabbat lifestyle to destinations without any Jewish infrastructure. Conversely, I discovered that in the moments when I was most geographically isolated from a Jewish community, my identity was its strongest.

I spent the first night of #Chanukah in #Peru, staying with an indigenous family on an island on #LakeTiticaca: the highest navigable lake in the world. With my travel-#chanukiah in hand, I asked my host if I could light some candles for a Jewish celebration.

Bemused by the request, and unsure what a #Jew even was, she kindly obliged..."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/postcards-from-south-america-jewish-identity-cant-be-contained-it-travels-with-us/

"#Jewish life persists, even 4000 feet above sea level. Before I embarked on a three month #backpacking trip across #SouthAmerica, I was unsure how I’d be able to adapt my #kosher and #Shabbat lifestyle to destinations without any Jewish infrastructure. Conversely, I discovered that in the moments when I was most geographically isolated from a Jewish community, my identity was its strongest.

I spent the first night of #Chanukah in #Peru, staying with an indigenous family on an island on #LakeTiticaca: the highest navigable lake in the world. With my travel-#chanukiah in hand, I asked my host if I could light some candles for a Jewish celebration.

Bemused by the request, and unsure what a #Jew even was, she kindly obliged..."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/postcards-from-south-america-jewish-identity-cant-be-contained-it-travels-with-us/

"#Jewish life persists, even 4000 feet above sea level. Before I embarked on a three month #backpacking trip across #SouthAmerica, I was unsure how I’d be able to adapt my #kosher and #Shabbat lifestyle to destinations without any Jewish infrastructure. Conversely, I discovered that in the moments when I was most geographically isolated from a Jewish community, my identity was its strongest.

I spent the first night of #Chanukah in #Peru, staying with an indigenous family on an island on #LakeTiticaca: the highest navigable lake in the world. With my travel-#chanukiah in hand, I asked my host if I could light some candles for a Jewish celebration.

Bemused by the request, and unsure what a #Jew even was, she kindly obliged..."

https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/postcards-from-south-america-jewish-identity-cant-be-contained-it-travels-with-us/

▪️▪️▪️▪️🕯️▪️▪️▪️▪️
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🟦🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Night 8! The last night, although of course the holiday won't end until tomorrow. It feels like all the holidays have been late this past 1-2 months. Thanksgiving weekend ended in December, and Chanukah is stretching into January. Not sure whether or not I like it.

#chanukah #chanukka #hanukkah #chag #chagsameach #menorah #chanukiah #Mazeldon

▪️▪️▪️▪️🕯️▪️▪️▪️▪️
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🟦🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Night 8! The last night, although of course the holiday won't end until tomorrow. It feels like all the holidays have been late this past 1-2 months. Thanksgiving weekend ended in December, and Chanukah is stretching into January. Not sure whether or not I like it.

#chanukah #chanukka #hanukkah #chag #chagsameach #menorah #chanukiah #Mazeldon

▪️▪️▪️▪️🕯️▪️▪️▪️▪️
▪️🕯️🕯️🕯️🟦🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Night 7!

#chanukah #chanukka #hanukkah #chag #chagsameach #menorah #chanukiah #Mazeldon

▪️▪️▪️▪️🕯️▪️▪️▪️▪️
▪️▪️▪️▪️🟦▪️🕯️🕯️🕯️
🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Night 3! A little early tonight because of Shabbat.

Speaking of which:

🕯️▪️▪️🕯️
🟦▪️▪️🟦
🟦▪️▪️🟦
🟦▪️▪️🟦

Shabbat shalom! Good Shabbos!

#chanukah #chanukka #hanukkah #chag #chagsameach #menorah #chanukiah #shabbat #shabbos #Mazeldon