Wishing all of you a happy and blessed Holiday!

[louis33705]

Keep peace and love in your hearts during this season and throughout the year.

 

[tampa24]

I also wish everyone peace, love, harmony and a blessed Christmas and Hanukkah.

 

[mikeyank]

I also wish everyone peace, love, harmony and a blessed Christmas and Hanukkah.

Same here Tampa! It's kind of nice how this year the first night of Chanukah is December 24th which of course coincides with Christmas Eve, so the happiest of holidays to whatever you may celebrate!!!

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[louis33705]

Happy Chanukah, Mike.

 

[mikeyank]

Happy Chanukah, Mike.

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Thanks Louis. That is a tradition that I do keep and I will take out my menorah tomorrow to light the first candle as in your picture.

 

[ScottA]

A very warm and Happy Hannukah and Merry Christmas to all my extended cyber family here, members and management alike. I hope all your hearts' desires come true.

 

[johnny]

Merry Christmas and a Wonderful Hanukah Everyone..Hope Santa brings You All
something nice..Love Johnny....

 

[johnny]

AH Shucks..Forgive me Again. For spelling Chanukah wrong.
Hope you ALL have a Happy one anyway..Sorry..I do try...

 

[mikeyank]

AH Shucks..Forgive me Again. For spelling Chanukah wrong.
Hope you ALL have a Happy one anyway..Sorry..I do try...

There is no one "correct" spelling of the word in English. It is a Yiddish word and often the "h" sound is more of a "ch" sound like the bread challah , so either the spelling with an "h" or "ch" are both acceptable. From google:

"In Hebrew, the language from which the Jewish festival originates, the word for Hanukkah is not easily transliterated into English. This accounts for why there are so many spelling variants. But Hanukkah and Chanukah are the two versions that are most widely used and accepted. Hanukkah lasts for eight days."

And see this explanation from Time online, December 21, 2011.

http://time.com/3636698/right-spelling-hanukkah-chanukah-hannukah/

"It began last night at sunset: Hanukkah. Or is it Chanukah? Or Hannukah? Sometimes getting the proper spelling of a Hebrew word transliterated into English gets tricky, especially when far more than a trio of options prove technically correct. But if you don’t fall into the Hebrew-scholar category, what should you do?

With so many ways to correctly get the point of Hanukkah across, the proper spelling really turns into a matter of preference and mass appeal. If you want to fit in with the crowd, opt for the Hanukkah spelling, now the most widely used of the choices.

However, don’t forget Chanukah, the second most often used spelling and the favorite of traditionalists. Just how did Hanukkah‘s spelling become so popular and oust Chanukah atop the list? You can blame it on the ch sound being similar to the H sound, making Hanukkah a bit easier for English speakers to understand the pronunciation.

As little as about five years ago, the top spelling choice on the Internet was Chanukah. But times are changing, even in the way the Jewish holiday of lights is celebrated and understood, and the Hanukkah spelling has gone mainstream. So, if you like to slightly buck the trend and go old school, Chanukah is your spelling.

With both correct, and about 14 others technically correct too, rest assured that you’ve got a pretty good shot at getting the spelling right. Whether you’re in tune with the latest spelling trend will be an entirely different story."

So Johnny, you have nothing to apologize for. Basically any spelling in English which is only a phonetically spelling is correct!

But most importantly thank you for your kind and warm wishes of a Happy Holiday to all of us who celebrate at this time of the year. Here is a cute picture that Peter sent to both you and I.

 

[peterh6308]

Merry Christmas everyone

 

[Buckeye1]

To all members, models and staff: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

Robb

 

[peterh6308]

To all members, models and staff: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah.

Robb

Merry Christmas Robb you nasty man of course this why I love you so.... xoxoxoxoxo Peter

 

[Buckeye1]

Merry Christmas Robb you nasty man of course this why I love you so.... xoxoxoxoxo Peter

Merry Christmas right back at you Peter. Long live nasty!!!

 

[johnny]

Merry Christmas Robb you nasty man of course this why I love you so.... xoxoxoxoxo Peter

What he said.But I would to add Special Nasty man...xoxoxoxo..Johnny....And too You Peter..Merry Christmas xoxoxoxo

 

[juanjo]

I wish all a great holiday this time of year no matter your reasons for celebrating. I decided to head south to warmer climes for the month and so have not been online as often as usual. But from sunny Puerto Vallarta I wish all the fine folks here a great holiday.