Category Archives: Chanukah

By Robert J. Avrech | December 24, 2014

A Timeless Chanukah Message From…

Tweet A married couple, two of our dearest friends, are making aliyah (going up) to Israel tomorrow.  They sent us this message as the timeless reason they are, at last, moving to the Jewish state.

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 19, 2014

Friday Photos: Because the World Really is Burning

Tweet Is it our imagination or is the global order falling into systemic disorder? North Korea, a giant gulag, has managed to intimidate the entire Hollywood system. Meanwhile, the Obama regime, allegedly sworn to defend and protect America from all threats foreign and domestic, seems far more interested in cozying up to the ruthless tyrants […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 18, 2014

Hollywood: When Evil Triumphs

Tweet The most popular and durable Hollywood character is the lone hero. The man, or woman, who against all odds, confronts and defeats evil. In the old days, there was usually a shoot out, a duel on the dusty street of a frontier town between the forces of darkness and the forces of decency. From […]

Also posted in Hollywood, Iran, Islam, Islamic Terror, IslamoNazis, North Korea, Propaganda War, Sony | Tagged , , , , , , | 27 Responses
By Robert J. Avrech | December 17, 2014

The Old-New Chanukah War 2014

Tweet On December 5, 2012, The New York Times filed this story: Cheering U.N. Palestine Vote, Synagogue Tests Its Members. Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, a large synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is known for its charismatic rabbis, its energetic and highly musical worship, and its liberal stances on social causes. But on Friday, […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 16, 2014

Where’s Your IslamoNazi Membership Card?

Tweet Take a look inside your wallet. Chances are you have various membership cards. Seraphic Secret belongs to: the Automobile Club of Southern California, Writer’s Guild of America, West, The Parking Spot, Halachic Organ Donor Society, just a few among many. Are these cards the sum total of our existence? According to the leftists who […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 4, 2013

Hasmonean Past Is Present

Tweet As the Demorats and their ObamaCare law grinds millions of Americans into misery, we who love this republic, are deeply worried about its future. Simultaneously, Obama betrays Israel at every step, enabling the IslamoNazis of Iran to achieve their nuclear goal. Thus, Israelis, and those who love Zion, are also worried about the future. […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | November 29, 2013

Judah Maccabee Wants You to Man-Up

Tweet Before Judah the Maccabee and his pitifully small band of 3,000 men went to battle against the great armies of the Selecuid empire, Judah assembeled his troops and gave them a rousing speech. This excerpt, from the Book of Maccabees, gives you an idea of the noble and pious rhetoric Judah used to inspire his […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving, Chanukah 2013

Tweet The problem with liberty is, once achieved it becomes like oxygen — something taken for granted. Said John Adams, “There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” For the first time, and never again, the first day of Chanukah will be celebrated on Thanksgiving. This is a moment in time we […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 11, 2012

The Old-New Chanukah Wars

Tweet On December 5, 2012, The New York Times filed this story: Cheering U.N. Palestine Vote, Synagogue Tests Its Members. Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, a large synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, is known for its charismatic rabbis, its energetic and highly musical worship, and its liberal stances on social causes. But on Friday, […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 10, 2012

Hamas Leader Khaled Mashal: We Will Not Relinquish Palestine from the River to the Sea…

Tweet On Saturday, Hamas leader Khaled Mashal gave a speech notable for its honesty. Which is to say that this IslamoNazi fully articulated the goal of Hamas: the liquidation of the Jewish state. When Hamas or the Palestinian Authority speak of the “occupation,” they are not referring Judea and Samaria. They are speaking of the […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 7, 2012

A Bookish Chanukah and Christmas

Tweet I love books. Casa Avrech is stuffed with bookshelves that are, of course, stuffed with books. As much as Seraphic Secret admires and makes use of eBooks via Kindle and the iPad, there is still something about paper, binding, and the fragrance of a freshly opened page that is intoxicating. Books are the perfect […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 25, 2011

Chanukah: Light Up the Night

Tweet Here’s an original Chanukah song from the Ein Prat Fountainheads   And of course, a Merry Christmas to our cherished Christian friends.

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 22, 2011

Seraphic Secret Hollywood Star Quiz

Tweet Chanukah is a time for latkes—which I don’t eat out of respect to my heart and my waistline. It’s also a time of prayer. We sing Hallel during morning prayer, and after sundown, when lighting the menorah, we chant additional prayers. Chanukah is also a time for games. Spinning the dreidel is the most […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 19, 2011

Chanukah: In Those Days, At This Time

Tweet Tomorrow night begins the holiday of Chanukah, Here’s a fine video from our friends at The Land of Israel, that sketches  the historical roots of the Festival of Lights and its modern relevance. Allow me to add an important historical note.

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 1, 2010

Chanukah, 2010: The Same Bloody Ground

Tweet Somewhere in Queens, a proud and Torah-loving Jewish family, very publicly announces and celebrates Chanukah. Hey Glenn and Karen—the other Karen—now you’re famous! The two b’rachas, blessings, Jews recite when lighting the Chanukah candles: 1) Blessed are You, Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 18, 2009

Tuesday Weld and, Um, Chanukah

Tweet Clad in red cashmere, Karen contemplates a pinkpainting by Shirley Kaneda. Okay, so my gift to Karen is awkwardly wrapped. That’s because I did it myself. I am hopeless and helpless when it comes to creating the neat little folds that announce white-gloved care. I just sort of mush the wrapping paper together, slap […]

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By Robert J. Avrech | December 10, 2009

Chanukah 2009

Tweet The two b’rachas, blessings, Jews recite when lighting the Chanukah candles: 1) Blessed are You, Hashem, our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light. 2) Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has wrought miracles for our […]

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