Varaluz Lighitng Fascination Collection Pendants
Maybe your children are lucky enough to be part of a Hanukkah festival concert or you are anticipating a Torah reading at the temple. Most likely you are looking forward to entertaining friends and family at home for the Night of the 5th Candle dinner. Enjoy eight days of singing, eating, drinking and gift exchange. All you need is a menorah. However, if you are looking for ways to update your dining room for the festivities, you can consider pendant lighting such as these from the Flair and Fascination collections by Varaluz Lighting.
Varaluz Lighting Pendant Lighting Flair Collection
Hanukkah is approaching and my new friends have explained that it is not Jewish Christmas. At my Jewish cooking lesson last month, the cooking teacher shared her childhood experience of having to explain to classmates that she didn’t have a Christmas tree but a Hanukkah bush. It was her family’s way of bringing evergreen into their decor though they did not observe Christian holidays. After her latke frying lesson and lecture on Jewish history, I understand that the frying potatoes in oil is a ritual that helps people remember the miracle of the temple oil that burned for eight nights.
Now besides gingerbread, I am looking forward to sufganiyot. I am so happy to be introduced to Jewish culture and food in Los Angeles. I’m from the San Francisco area so before my move to Southern California my exposure to Jewish culture was limited to matzo ball soup from the Holy Land restaurant in Berkeley. I was missing so much!
Happy Hanukkah!
