| I have been a greeting card professional since | | | | friends are thrilled to allow me to celebrate with |
| 1987. And I have lived in New York since 1981. I | | | | them. |
| have watched with intense interest all of the | | | | Happy Hanukkah, Chanukkah, Chanukah, and |
| wonderful Jewish festivals and Hanukkah is really | | | | Hanukah. However you spell it, enjoy every |
| a HAPPY HOLIDAY! | | | | second, hour and "crazy Eight days" of this |
| So as my continued commitment to "Celebrate | | | | wonderful festival of lights! |
| Life" I am celebrating my first Chanukah this year. | | | | The Top Ten Reasons I wish I were Jewish |
| I created a online Hanukiah (Hanukkah menorah) | | | | Reason #10: I love clarinet music. |
| which lights a new candle ever evening at | | | | Reason #9: I love potato pancakes. |
| sundown EST and an interactive dreidel game in | | | | Reason #8: I love the Three Stooges. |
| preparation for my celebration. I got a fistful of | | | | Reason #7: To be really funny it helps if you're |
| recipes for latkes! | | | | Jewish. |
| As far as I can tell it is okay for this old shiksa | | | | Reason #6: Yiddish is a form of poetry. |
| and a goyim from the Midwest to celebrate | | | | Reason #5: Santa is Jewish. HOra HOra HOra |
| Hanukkah, and the research for the music and the | | | | Reason #4: I love everything Matzo. |
| production of the Chanukah menorah and dreidel | | | | Reason #3: The Marx Brothers! |
| surprised me and delighted me. So I really do wish | | | | Reason #2: Did I say that to be funny it helps if |
| I were Jewish and love that all of my Jewish | | | | you're Jewish? |