Holidays.

[hawkwing_lb]

Happy Hanukkah. I hope I've got my dates right.

(Also, I should like to observe that the Maccabeans were such interesting people, weren't they?)

Comments

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Yes! Happy Hannukah to you and yours, and enjoy those potato pancakes for me, eh? Since you're a scholar of history and that, you're practically one of us. ;-)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

(Reform) Judaism seems an emminently sensible religion. If I were to ever decide to become a person of faith, I'd apply. :)

(Also, there are potato pancakes?)

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Potato pancakes are latkes. Muchly tasty, if only I didn't get heartburn from potatoes.

Reform and Reconstructionist Jews are very open and welcoming; "too welcoming" for the Orthodox. ;-)

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

The Orthodox don't seem to like it when people point out that as a movement, they only really formulated their positions in the 19th century. I wonder why. :)

(History. Not always good for tact.)

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Also, they used to be the liberal Jews. (Dancing? Displays of happiness? I mean, really. This r srs bzns.)

Historians, in my experience, have too much knowledge to waste time with tact. For example, Eric Flint and Virginia DeMarce are not the most* diplomatic people, although delightful for conversation and learnings.

[hawkwing-lb.livejournal.com]

:)