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Subject: Re: Re: Christmas {report} card
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 10:34:16 EST
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>  [Jay Zelitsky writes:]       
>
>  [Chanukah] is only a very minor holiday and is often not celebrated
>  in Israel.
> 
   What kind of nonsense is this?  Why do people talk like they know what
   they're talking about?  I wonder how many *hours* Jay has even spent    
   in Israel to make such a statement.

   In point of fact, Chanukah is a very joyous holiday in Israel, and is
   ALWAYS celebrated with special television shows, parties, hikes, etc., etc.

   [Eliyahu Teitz replies:]
>  Also, bringing proofs from Israel isn't
>  valid. After all, they celebrate Independence Day there and I do not consider
>  it a holiday in any sense of the word.
> 
> 

   Why not?  A good case could be made for the fact that it is even a more
   important holiday than Chanukah.  Don't you think that the day that the
   2,000 year Diaspora came to an end with the re-establishment of a
   Jewish state on Jewish soil should be celebrated by * A L L * Jews?

					  
					   bill peter