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The Festival of Lights

December 7, 2023 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A.

Tonight will be the first night of Chanuka, the 25th day of Kislev. For those of you who celebrate Christmas, you might recognize that number- 25. That date wasn’t chosen by accident by the first Christians. (It also explains why this is one of the few- the very few- holidays Christians celebrate on the “eve”- because it derives from the Jewish rule that a day is one evening and one morning….The others are New Year’s and Easter.)

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Pearl Harbor Day

December 7, 2020 Roy A. Ackerman, Ph.D., E.A. 6 Comments

Every generation has its own catastrophe that solidifies one’s view of the world.

Back in the 18th Century, it was the Declaration of Independence. 7 decades later, it was the Civil War and the Assassination of President Lincoln. 6 decades later it was the Great War. 3 decades later- Pearl Harbor. (That happened on this day, 79 years ago.)

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