I didn't plan on doing anything for Hanukkah this year except remembering it as I went about my days activities. But on the 19th of December, as fate would have it, my friend caught me in the library just 24 hours before candle lighting and asked what I was doing for Hanukkah. Having nothing, I told him so. He then told me we should do something and that's when an Idea hit. E-mail the Jewish family I knew was living in St Andrews and see what they were doing for the holiday.
I e-mailed them and received a message, come tomorrow to their friends house, two Israeli's for candle lighting and a celebration.
The next day, just as the sun had set in St Andrews, Ben and I went to the house. There we joined our friends with their kids along with the Israeli couple and their kids. Together we sang, lit candles and played dreidel. Israelis play a bit differently. Nes - take all. Gadol - take half. Haya - put one in. Poh - put two in. As I was told, on Poh you put two in to the pot because the miracle happened here (he said as he pointed to the lump of UK coins).
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