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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor
I'll ask my brother.
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Originally Posted by my brother in an email
Yeah, Chanukah doesn’t warrant any real attention in Israel with the small exception here and there. In a building that shares a back wall with the western wall they have a torch like menorah that marks each day. In more Americanized parts of Jerusalem there are a few menorahs here and there. The other holidays are different than America. It seemed to me that in business fronts that had ways of showing and honoring the season were more for the owners benefit than those coming in to shop. Here, people need trees and decorations in local malls to feel "Christmassy". So the retailers know to put up decorations to draw crowds. In Israel there are sukkot* in the back of the store and what have you because the owner uses it on lunch breaks and will welcome other merchants. Rosh Ha Shanna does have nice sayings in the window that bless the crowds with a good year and a wish to be written in the book and what have you. Anyway thats my take.....
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*Sukkot are huts built on a holiday also called Sukkot that represent the harvest in Israel. Every family is encouraged to build one and eat all their meals in it for a week. My family does this - we invite friends over, it's a good time.