First Night

In honor of the Festival Lights and the tradition of  8 days of gift giving...here is the gift i would love to receive :P


Obviously there is more to Chanukah than gifts..and Gd willing I will get to the inspiration part my namesake not just the AM part 

In the meantime..if you are in the NYC area..

Lighting of the world's largest hanukkah menorah

    December 16 – December 23, 2014

    Grand Army Plaza

    Fifth Avenue and 59th Street
    Manhattan, NY 10019

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    NYCGO LogoGather around the 32-foot-high, gold-colored, 4,000-pound steel holiday icon at Grand Army Plaza (Fifth Avenue and West 59th Street, across the street from The Plaza hotel) to kick off the annual Jewish Festival of Lights. Lightings generally take place at 5:30pm,

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