 "We
know that there are some folks who teach that their religion is the only right religion.
We have no problem with folks who believe that their religion is right. We have no problem
with folks who believe that their religion is more right than any other religion. We do
have a problem with people who believe that they have the only right religion and then go
out and hurt other people because of it. If you hurt people because of what you think your
religion teaches, it just proves that you never learned what your religion really
teaches." How Do You Spell God Rabbi Marc Gellman & Monsignor Thomas Hartman |
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 Try out the animated dreidel, enter the
Hanukkah carol competition, or read the Top 12 Reasons We Like Hanukkah. On a more serious
note, you can learn about the history and theology behind the observation. "Personally I've come to think of Hanukkah as a celebration of authenticity.
The Maccabees refused to surrender what made them authentic -- their faith even if it cost
them their lives. Not to be able to live as observant Jews was not to live at all. I also
consider the Hanukkah miracle the earliest recorded demonstration of Simple Abundance. Two
thousand years ago there was only enough sacred oil for one night. But all that these
faithful, courageous, and grateful people had was all that they needed. Sacred oil in a
temple. Loaves and fishes on a mountainside. Miracles are of Spirit, not any one faith.
Miracles are for anyone who believes. That is the heart of Hanukkah and the soul of
Christmas. The more we allow ourselves to recognize the wisdom and truth in other
spiritual paths, the closer to Wholeness we become." Kwanzaa Information Center includes history of the spiritual holiday based on the cultural principles of a theory called Kawaida -- that social revolutionary change for Black America can be achieved by revealing and disclosing individuals to their cultural heritage.
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