ABOVE ALL YEARS . . . CHRISTMAS & CHANUKAH HAVE A SPECIAL MEANING:
Anne & I Have Received A Slew Of Best Wishes For Christmas, Chanukah & The New Year. Anne Also Received a Bevy of Pre-Birthday Wishes for Her Birthday that will Occur on the Day Before Christmas. We Are Both Touched By The Outpouring Of Love & Respect.
Christ’s Message Is A Message That Should Be Grasped & Celebrated By All.
Since Anne & I Are Jewish, Our Celebration of Christmas Isn’t Religious as Much as it is in Recognition of the Reason For The Season. In our World, Our MANY Christian Friends are as Loved & Cherished as Our Jewish Friends & Friends of Other Faiths & Beliefs. So When I Say Merry Christmas . . . It Is From My Heart.
IN SPITE OF THE SLINGS & ARROWS LAUNCHED AT ISRAEL – ISRAEL LIVES:
To Those Who Know . . . They Know that Israel Has Managed One of the Greatest Military Victories Since WWII, as Israel Fought Multiple Enemies on Multiple Fronts (Not Including Their Backers) . . . from Gaza (Hamas), Lebanon (Hezbollah), Syria, Iran, Yemen (Houthis), UNRWA (UN), UNIFIL (UN), ICC (International Criminal Court In The Hague), International Media, Ivy League Academia and all the Western Nations who are Otherwise Too Lily-Livered to Come Right Out & Display their Anti-Semitism as has Ireland, Australia and all the Others who Vote at the UN to Condemn Israel . . . For Surviving & Prospering As A Sovereign Jewish State.
It’s No Secret, And Has Never Been A Secret . . . that there Has Been & Will Always Be Tremendous Antipathy Towards Jews & Especially Towards the Jewish State of Israel . . . But Much Like The Ancient Jews Of Israel . . . The Maccabees – Who Stood in Defiance Against the Powerful Armies of the Seleucids (Syrian- Greek Kingdom) . . . Israel Would Not Take A Knee.
The Maccabees Would Not Pray to the Token Gods of the Seleucids or Abandon their Jewish Values to Worship the Pagan Beliefs of the Greeks & Syrians . . . So a Rag Tag Army of Jews Went to War to Defend their Abrahamic Beliefs & Defeated the Most Powerful Army at that Time – Hence . . . The Story Of Chanukah.
And Now – More Than 2200-Years Later . . . After Facing the Wrath of an Anti-Semitic World, which was (Is) Feeding the Bloodlust of Global Jew-Haters . . . The Jews of Israel, with the Support of Diaspora Jews (Jews Who Live Outside Israel) and Christians Worldwide, Especially Fundamentalist & Messianic Christians (Christians Who Live A Jewish Life According To Christ) . . . Rose Anew – As The Maccabees Had At The Time Of (Circa) 200-BC.
This Year, As Anne & I, Along with Millions of Jews Worldwide, Light Our 8-Days Of Chanukah Candles (One Extra Candle Added Per Night) to Celebrate the Victory, Reclamation & Re-Sanctification of the Second Temple from the Seleucids . . . Chanukah Will Truly Have A Special Meaning.
So On Christmas Night . . . As Our Beloved Christian Friends Celebrate the Birth of Christ, Anne & I Will Light our First Chanukah Candle of Eight, to Celebrate the Liberation of Jews More Than 2000 Years Ago, And The Historic Victory Of Today’s Maccabees (IDF) In Israel’s (Judaism’s) Ongoing War Of Survival – Today.
Am Yisroel Chai . . . Israel Lives.
WHETHER A BELIEVER OR NOT – CHRIST CHANGED THE WORLD FOR THE BETTER:
On That Day A Child Was Born Who Gave Birth – Synonymous To A World Of Personal Values.
CHRIST, the King of Christians Brought to the World the Judeo/Christian Celebration of Values Steeped in Goodness, Hope, Personal Responsibility & Sacrifice. But Over The Past Few Decades, Specifically in North America, those Values Based on the Message of Christ Have Been Usurped for the Values of Hedonism.
Today – We are Witnessing a Resurgence in the Values Propagated by Christ, for which Christ was Murdered on the Cross, because Like all Men & Women of Incredible Courage Driven by Unshakable Beliefs & Faith . . . Christ Would Not Take A Knee To The Establishment . . . And Died For What He Believed.
Because Of The Death Of Christ Then . . . Morality & Freedom In Civilization Lives Today.
THIS IS MY LAST EDITORIAL UNTIL THE DAY OR SO AFTER CHRISTMAS:
Tomorrow (December 24, 2024) . . . For Anne’s Birthday, Her Present of Choice will be Gifts for our Two German Shepherd Dogs – The Falconater & The Mac-Attack. And as a Special Birthday Treat, Anne & I will Have a Delicious (Unhealthy) Chinese Lunch at Panda Express, which is an Extravagance that is Only Reserved for Special Occasions.
Anne & I Are Both Looking Forward To Four Great Celebrations . . . The Birth Of Anne, the Victories of the Maccabees, the IDF and the Birth of Christ, all Happening at the Same Time . . . All Bringing Joy To The World.
Happy Birthday Anne, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas & Am Yisroel Chai . . . Israel Lives.
Best Regards . . . Howard Galganov
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24 Comments
God Bless You, Howard, Anne, and The Falconater & The Mac-Attack. Thank you for what you do. Happy birthday to Anne. I pray 2025 is a better year for all of us all the way round.
Happy Birthday, Anne! Your gifts for the pups are going to be greatly appreciated, I’m sure. As for the Holidays ~ I feel the same. I am a convert to Judaism so I will be lighting the candles on Christmas with respect to what Jesus said and did, and with love and hope for all humanity. God Bless America! Am Yisroel Chai!
Best of all wishes to You, Anne, Falcon and Mac for all the events you will be celebrating through the remainder of 2024. Many blessings to you all.
Happy birthday Anne. Sending blessed wishes for your day. Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah
Happy Birthday Anna enjoy!⁰
Anne, we send best wishes for a happy and blessed birthday. Praying for you, Howard and your family during this Christmas season. Also continuing to lift in prayer God’s chosen people Israel. Am Yisroel Chai . . . Israel Lives!
Hmm, why do you say, having an unhealthy Chinese lunch? What makes it unhealthy? Try roast pork or shrimp Cow Fun. Chow Fun is a wide noodle. Happy Chanukah to you both!
Howard, for the four celebrations you stated I add my best wishes to that – to Anne, the doggies the Jewish nation. Blessings to all.🙏🦮🧁
Happiest of Birthdays, Anne! Many happy returns of the Day! Happy Hanukkah! Keep the lights on, Howard! We are all better for what you do with your blog. And Happy New 2025! May it be the best year of our lives!
Howard wishing you and Anne the very Best. THANKS for all that you do to make this world a better and safer place. May God Bless you and Keep you. P.S. Happy Birthday Anne.
Congratulations on your birthday. Anne have an awesome day and many more healthy years to come John & Debbie.
Sharing a quote from a man for whom I have the greatest admiration and respect: “Happy Birthday Anne, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas & Am Yisroel Chai . . . Israel Lives.”
I am a Christian – I worship a Jew. For years they have been saying “the Christians are leaving the Church”. No!! The Church is leaving the Christians. They are having same sex marriages. Homosexual ministers and priests. They have a choir of a few guitars in torn jeans. Jesus was not poor. He stayed with the wealthy at night. He wore a one piece white robe. The most expensive garment of that day. It is “God’s pleasure to give you the Kingdom”. It is His Kingdom, His World. Embrace
Thank the Lord, Israel Lives!!
Let’s end this year in peace, with best wishes to all Christians and Jews, and start the new year with purpose for each of us to believe in ourselves and our resolve to strengthen what needs to happen for the betterment of all.
May you & Anne celebrate a special birthday for Anne, a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas, as well as the beginning of Chanukak. Get a couple of treats for your “puppies”. Am Yisroel Chi! Carry on with your great blog! More people need to read & head!
Happy Birthday Anne, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas & Am Yisroel Chai . . . Israel Lives. A joyous time of year for both Jews and Christians. May the Light shine in the darkness, for Christians and Jews, and those seeking peace, joy and Truth. Blessings to all of my Christian and Jewish believers.
Happy Birthday Anne, Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year, to you Howard and of course Anne and the readers of this Blog.
Have a wonderful holiday—Hanukkah and Christmas and New Years—wishing you all good health and keep writing your important, right on the money editorials. Your methods are what make these editorials so special. Thank you for being a voice of great journalism.
Happy Hanukkah..Merry Christmas…Happy and Healthy New Year…Happy Birthday and hopefully a New New Year…God bless
Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to you and Anne!
Your article is almost as good as your love for Anne. Bless you both and a Happy and Healthy Birthday to her
Happiest of birthdays, Anne. Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas to all! 🎄
Keep up the great work Howard I do appreciate everything you say & do. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you Anne, Falcon & Big Mac. Happy Birthday Anne and many many more! Israel Live!!! We stand with Israel! Keep the Home Fires Burning! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
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