Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant is an author of fiction and non-fiction books, including the New York Times bestselling novel The Red Tent. She blogs at Anita Diamant: Thinking Out Loud, where this post originally appeared.

Don't Tell Me It's a "Minor" Holiday

Anita Diamant

I like Hanukkah.

I like the candles, especially the ones that look like crayons with the twisting sides that look like they’re made of sugar instead of wax. I also like the imported ones from Israel, all fancy and for some reason made to look like trippy

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