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Hanukkah c
By NANCY PILAT
Staff Writer
USC ? The candles are lit, an
the blessing has been said. The hoi
iday season has just begun, ye
Santa Claus will not be coming t
this house. This family does nc
celebrate Christmas because it i
Jewish.
At sundown Dec. 8, Hanukka
will begin. Known as the Festivs
of Lights, Hanukkah will continu
for eight days.
"It is not the Jewish Christmas,
Rabbi Philip Silverstein said. "1
sometimes comes around th
Christmas holiday, and because c
this, some parents give their chil
dren gifts."
Hanukkah is not a holy day lik
the Christian Christmas, yet it is
joyous time of year for Jews. It is
combination of a military victor
and a miracle of light.
"Hanukkah commemorates th
military victory of Judah Maccabb
over the Syrian/Greek forces an
the miracle of oil," Silverstein said
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Jewish revolutionaries overpowere
the Syrian and Greek forces an
Five Points
By RACHEL STERLING
Lavatory Correspondent
COLUMBIA ? Ladies, have
you noticed how hard it is to find 2
clean restroom in the bars of Five
Points on a weekend night?
The bar owners do not seem tc
understand that after they sell yoi
all of those beers, they have got tc
come out the other end sometime
and ladies need a sanitary place tc
satisfy this need. It is a shame thai
locating an appropriate ladies roorr
is so difficult! I know because 1
recently began a quest for one
without much luck.
Take Group Therapy for exam
pie. It has two little rooms foi
ladies, each with a sink and a john
, Once you wait in an incredibl)
long line to get in, you find thai
there is either no toilet paper or t
brand new roll that is soaking we
because someone dropped it in the
toilet.
Elbow Room is not much better
It has a one-room bathroom thai
has not seen a washcloth or <
broom in a couple of years. We al
know that girls must go to the
restroom in groups of two or three
so it takes at least 10 minutes foi
each nartv to finish its physical anc
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conversational needs. Be preparer
for a long wait.
The ladies room at the Villagr
Idiot is pretty clean, but it is locat
ed right next to the kitchen, so i
t
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regained control of the Temple
Jerusalem,
d Once victorious, the rebel fore
l_ seeing the degradation of t
;t Syrians, set out to restore t
0 Temple to its state of ritual purit]
)t The rebels needed oil to bum
s the Temple and, according
Jewish tradition, could only fi
h one cruse (jar) of uncontaminai
il olive oil. Only uncontaminai
e olive oil could be burned in I
temple. One jar was only enough
" last for one day. It takes eight d<
[t to purify more oil.
e A great miracle happened, a
if the one cruse of oil did bum
1- eight days, allowing the Jews
purify more oil.
e To celebrate the miracle, cand
a are lit for eight days and placed
a windows for all to see.
y Hanukkah is a time for relati\
to be together, said Ton:
e Tishtarten, president of Hillel, I
e Jewish organization on campus,
d "It's a great complement
Christmas," Tishtarten said. "It i
ir time for family, and some pare
d get eight gifts to give to their cl
a dren. It's really neat because
r, get presents for eight days."
d Giving gifts is an American t
d dition and a way to let Jewish cl
toilets of vai
gets very hot inside. As you c;
imagine, a steamy bathroom is n
the best smelling place to be. Pli
{ the stalls are so small that once y<
. close the saloon-style door and :
down, there is no room for yo
> knees!
i You would think that The Pi
> would have a pretty clean restroc
since the restaurant uses it as
> storage closet for cleaning supplit
l Of course, the last time I was
i there and needed some toilet pap<
[ I swear a six-inch roach handed
; to me. The Pub is relocating
Devine Street, so maybe this situ
tion will be improved. I will ha
- to check it out.
Rockafellas'. Now there is ;
, interesting ladies room, or shoulc
t say "ho's room." All of the wa
i are covered with nasty stories, en
t ic sayings and lewd commen
i enough to make you blush whi
you flush. The locks on a couple
the stall doors do not work, so yi
t either have to hold the door sh
i with your foot or have a friei
I hold it for you.
; However, if unaccompanied (
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you could always run the risk
I exposing yourself to whatev
i females may be in the rooi
Sometimes, guys are in the ladi
: room because there is no do
there, and the entrance is not cle<
t ly marked.
1
Car
vish tradition
in dren enjoy the holiday and not m
out on getting presents like otl
es, children do for Christmas,
he "The gift-giving is a result of
he commercialization of Christma
y. said Marsha Brown of t
in Columbia Jewish Federation a
to Center.
ind Brown, who lived in Israel
ted many years, said gift-giving is i
ed a big deal in Israel. The menorah
the lit everyday of Hanukkah, and cl
to dren get a 10-day vacation fr<
tys school. It is a time of celebration
At the Columbia Jewi
nd Federation and Center, the menoi
for will be lit all eight nights,
to Hanukkah party for children gra<
three through five will be held D
les 5. On Dec. 12, a Family Fund
in co-sponsored by Discover To
will be held. All are invited
/es attend.
ter Hanukkah is full of traditio
the the eating of latkes (potato p;
cakes) and sufganiyah (fried je
to rolls), children playing with dr
s a dels (tops), candles in the menoi
nts being lit and the saying of ble
lil- ings.
we There will be a public menoi
lighting Dec. 10 at Columbia M;
ra- The menorah will feature singi
lil- and dancing.
rying quality
an At Pug's, there simply are n
ot enough stalls for the amount
is, girls that need them. After waitii
3u in line crammed in a long da
sit hallway, you find that the bathroo
ur is dirtier than the ladies room at tJ
stadium and smellier than the poi
jb o-johns in the parking lot. I ha
?m heard some girls have used tl
a mens room as an option. He
;s. when you have gotta go, you ha
in gotta go, even if it is standing roc
sr, only.
it Garrett's has the cleanest ladi
to room in Five Points that I ha
1a- found. It has lovely decor. The w;
ve tiles are painted with pretty pii
flowers, and the doors and trim a
an all real wood. The sink actually h
1 I some counter space, there w
lis plenty of toilet paper and it w
it- very clean. While not up to t
is, standards of a fancy restaurai
ile Garrett's ladies room is one
of would recommend,
ou The quest for a clean ladi
iut room in Five Points is a never en
ad ing process. No matter where y<
go, be sure you have some tiss
as paper, some perfume and a b
:d, stick to scare off any roaches
of rodents you may find. Oh yes, a
er a book to read while you wait
ti. line. Either that, or you could ji
es hold it. Yeah right,
or Rachel Sterling is a seni
u - English major still questing for t
perfect latrine.
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Anna Ruby Falls, 1/2 mi. N. of Unicoi State
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trails and other cool stuff. So far, so good.
Downtown Helen. Here's where it starts to
get weird. The town is built in Bavarian Alpine
c architecture, with cobblestone alleys and a
variety of stores. You can find shops with
Irish, Scandinavian, German and Chrismas
stuff, along with dinner theaters, restaurants
and what can only be described as "novelty
items." There's also a Bass Outlet with cheap
shoes.
Historic Gold Mines of Helen, off Hwy. 75.
Pan and mine, dredge for gold and tour the
only known site in the world where every
method of historic gold mining occurred.
Good luck, but don t get your hopes too high.
Fred's Famous Peanuts, 1 mi. N. of Helen on
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Museum of the Hills, Main St. Helen. An
oh-so cool wax museum featuring the
picturesque lifestyles of the hill country
people at the turn of the century and a (We
do not make these things up) "Fantasy
Kingdom of Fairytale figures." Cripes.
Sautee-Nacoochee Indian Mound,
intersection of Hwy. 75 and 17. It is said to be
the final resting place of two tragic young
lovers from warring Cherokee and
Chickasaw tribes. It was actually built by
mound builders in 10,000 B.C. We just like
- saying the word "Nacoochee."
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