I wanted wondering when you first got married and it came to your first chanukah together what did you do for presents. Did you buy one big gift or 8 little gifts? We hate having to wait to give gifts. I bought my husband 5 ties the other night to give to him for chanukah and I couldnt wait anymore(neither could he) and had to give them to him already. What do you suggest?
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You're First Chanukah As A Married Person
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Posted 1 year ago #
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On Chanukah Yidden give Chanukah Gelt, not Christmas gifts.
Posted 1 year ago # -
i suggest you not give gifts at all for Chanukkah
just a suggestion mind you, just a suggestion.
Posted 1 year ago # -
How about just doing whatever will make the two of you happy?
The Wolf
Posted 1 year ago # -
A partridge in a pear tree.
Two turdledoves.
Three french hens.
Four Colly birds.
Five golden rings.
Six geese a-laying.
Seven swans a-swimming.
Eight maids a-milking.
(We are not noheg to give the ladies dancing, lords a-leaping, pipers piping, or drummers drumming. Obviously, the ladies dancing is not tznius anyway.)Posted 1 year ago # -
Gift giving is always a good move, so whatever / how many you give, you doin' fine.
Just make sure you don't drop a hot latke in Chosson's lap (or drip custard / jelly / conf. sugar on him). That would be a bad way to commemorate your first channukah.
Ok, sarcasm is over. Kallah, just relax. Made it past shevah brachos without a shouting match? It smooth sailing from here (till the kids / kids-in-law arrive, but that's a whole other thread)
Posted 1 year ago # -
I give a gift when I feel like it. Not because it's chaunkah so I MUST buy something.
If you don't have what to buy now, wait until something comes up and he needs something.Posted 1 year ago # -
On the topic of gifts, if anyone ever gives me a silver esrog box, I will sell it on the family heirloom thread for scrap silver.
Why would I want another valuable thing which I have to carry around and keep track of. It's like those idiots who wear valuable stones and metals on their finger or ears. Nobody in yeshiva is stupid enough to do that.
Posted 1 year ago # -
We don't do Chanukah presents really.
This year, we are buying our kids the Incredible Dreidel of Feitel von Zeidel to enjoy CHanukah with.
I'm also making a menorah with my 2 year old and am going to let him light his own. He's super excited.
My gift to my family is making yummy latkes. Those are a pain to make.
And LOL @ Popa.
Posted 1 year ago # -
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That tape will haunt you forever. Trust me :)
Posted 1 year ago # -
I love that tape! I have fond memories of it from growing up.
It can't be more annoying than Uncle Moishy right?
Posted 1 year ago # -
It goes in a class of its own- well, along with the Torah Zoo.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Your best Chanuka memmories will not be the presents but the way you spend your first holiday together. Make it a good memmory by enjoying every minute of it.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Its ironic that the concept we should learn from Chanukah is that we are different from the non Jews and how they forced us to give up on our Mitzvos and many Jews willingly gave up and made concessions on their yiddishkiet until they became Greeks (misyavnim) and yet what do we do? We go and give Chanukah gifts which is a Christmas concept stolen from the non Jews.
I think the greatest gift you can give each other is to learn what Chanukah is about and to both show appreciation to Hashem that we live in a society where theres religious freedom and we are able to do the Mitzvos freely and build beautiful Jewish families.
The gift giving you can leave for before or after Chanukah.
Posted 1 year ago # -
WIY - well said!!
Posted 1 year ago # -
"We go and give Chanukah gifts which is a Christmas concept stolen from the non Jews."
Maybe the Christians stole the concept of giving from us?
Posted 1 year ago # -
maybe, but there is no tradition of giving gifts on Chanukkah
Posted 1 year ago #
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