joe jake and everyone: Happy New Year 🙂
JJ is right!
It’s true that Chanukah is considered by some to be the start of the new year!
When I was in Israel I listened to a Rabbi’s shiur about it on Torah Anytime. He said that the lights are a renewing of our neshamot. Today alone is literally a time of great spiritual transformation.
Also last night I read an article on Chabad’s Jewish Woman site about how Chanukah relates to Rosh Hashanah.
Chag Samayach indeed 🙂 🙂 🙂