Comments on: Festivismukkah! http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=festivismukkah A New Read on Jewish Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:57:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kilker http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-6637 Kilker Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:39:18 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-6637 Great job on this site. I like comming here to read your articles. Keep up the good work! Great job on this site. I like comming here to read your articles. Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Batya http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-3179 Batya Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:03:26 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-3179 Chanukah is more commercial here in Israel than in the past. Going to children's shows, handicraft events (like in Tel Shiloh) are also popular as gifts. Chanukah is more commercial here in Israel than in the past. Going to children’s shows, handicraft events (like in Tel Shiloh) are also popular as gifts.

]]> By: marjorie http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-2029 marjorie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:22:50 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-2029 hey, zelda and allison -- i based my comment on the economist's observation (see the footnote) that there isn't an economic spike in israel in december. but hey, with increasingly aggressive marketing by consumer businesses, who knows -- israel may yet achieve the crazed December-stimulus-producing iffy-values glory we americans have achieved. we can dream. hey, zelda and allison — i based my comment on the economist’s observation (see the footnote) that there isn’t an economic spike in israel in december. but hey, with increasingly aggressive marketing by consumer businesses, who knows — israel may yet achieve the crazed December-stimulus-producing iffy-values glory we americans have achieved. we can dream.

]]> By: Allison http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-2000 Allison Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:39:23 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-2000 "The Israelis do not celebrate Hanukkah as a gift-giving holiday. American Jews do." This does NOT mean that Israelis give ZERO presents over Hannukah. It just means that the holiday is not gift-centric. Kids do usually get a gift or two. But not huge and expensive, no 'gift for each night' and adults don't exchange gifts. And plenty of money is spent entertaining the kids over Hannukah break, believe you me. “The Israelis do not celebrate Hanukkah as a gift-giving holiday. American Jews do.”

This does NOT mean that Israelis give ZERO presents over Hannukah. It just means that the holiday is not gift-centric. Kids do usually get a gift or two. But not huge and expensive, no ‘gift for each night’ and adults don’t exchange gifts. And plenty of money is spent entertaining the kids over Hannukah break, believe you me.

]]> By: Zelda http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-1969 Zelda Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:43:57 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-1969 I'm an Israeli - the statistic about no presents in Israel is completely wrong - the toy stores go out of their way to entice the public - and succeed big time - into buying gifts for kids. What I do is give my grandchildren the money and tell them to tell mommy to take them to the store and pick out a gift. I’m an Israeli – the statistic about no presents in Israel is completely wrong – the toy stores go out of their way to entice the public – and succeed big time – into buying gifts for kids. What I do is give my grandchildren the money and tell them to tell mommy to take them to the store and pick out a gift.

]]> By: Amy K. http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-1923 Amy K. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:26:52 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-1923 wait, NO presents in Israel? that does not sound right. Also, please to include a statistic measuring how many Chanukah songs sound like horrible dirges v. Christmas songs that are same (answer: one, that scary "hark how the bells" song). wait, NO presents in Israel? that does not sound right. Also, please to include a statistic measuring how many Chanukah songs sound like horrible dirges v. Christmas songs that are same (answer: one, that scary “hark how the bells” song).

]]> By: Rivster http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/22269/festivismukkah/#comment-1871 Rivster Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:55:21 +0000 http://www.tabletmag.com/?p=22269#comment-1871 Both brilliant...and demoralizing. I'll let you figure out which reaction applies to which statistic. Both brilliant…and demoralizing. I’ll let you figure out which reaction applies to which statistic.

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