By SARAH MASLIN NIR
Published: November 26, 2013
The fate of the world’s most famous balloons is up in the air. (click here)
There will be marching bands from across the country, clowns toting confetti catapults and floats carrying chart-topping musical stars when the 87th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade makes its way down Central Park West on Thursday. But weather predictions calling for strong winds mean that Snoopy and his helium-filled pals might not make it.
Winds of at least 23 miles per hour are expected on Thanksgiving Day, with gusts up to 45 m.p.h. expected, according to the National Weather Service. After a Cat in the Hat balloon hit a lamp post at West 72nd Street and Central Park West in 1997, knocking a portion down and injuring four spectators, an investigation led to city guidelines that stipulate maximum balloon sizes and wind speeds.
If the wind blows at 23 m.p.h. or more, and gusts reach 34 m.p.h., SpongeBob and the biggest of his inflatable brethren will be grounded.
The decision on floating the big balloons will be made by several agencies, based on weather conditions Thanksgiving morning....
American Jews always seek the most interesting path in being part of their community than any other faith. They are joyful people that include themselves in this country's culture in the most interesting ways. They are participants in inclusion in this country and this Hanukkah is especially interesting.
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For most American Jews, (click here) the Hanukkah script has been pretty clear for decades: Light candles in menorahs, make potato pancakes (called latkes), play a game with a spinning top (called a dreidel), sing songs, give presents and call it a night (or eight, in this case).
Then came the menurkey of 2013. And greetings cards of pilgrims wearing the long, curly sideburns of the Orthodox. And debates about whether cranberry sauce goes with latkes.
Witness the messy process of holiday-creating, and on a lightning-fast scale. That’s because of the extremely rare overlap Thursday of Thanksgiving and the first full day of Hanukkah, which usually falls well into December. Some calendric experts say the event many are calling Thanksgivukkah happens once a century; others say it won’t happen for thousands more years.
The merger of two largely happy, fun holidays has triggered a rush of kitschy marketing, including the sale of thousands of ceramic, turkey-shaped menorahs called menurkeys. It has also prompted a flood of new recipes and debate on food blogs about how to appropriately mess with two holiday menus that for many are cherished just as they are, thank you...
American Jews always seek the most interesting path in being part of their community than any other faith. They are joyful people that include themselves in this country's culture in the most interesting ways. They are participants in inclusion in this country and this Hanukkah is especially interesting.
By
For most American Jews, (click here) the Hanukkah script has been pretty clear for decades: Light candles in menorahs, make potato pancakes (called latkes), play a game with a spinning top (called a dreidel), sing songs, give presents and call it a night (or eight, in this case).
Then came the menurkey of 2013. And greetings cards of pilgrims wearing the long, curly sideburns of the Orthodox. And debates about whether cranberry sauce goes with latkes.
Witness the messy process of holiday-creating, and on a lightning-fast scale. That’s because of the extremely rare overlap Thursday of Thanksgiving and the first full day of Hanukkah, which usually falls well into December. Some calendric experts say the event many are calling Thanksgivukkah happens once a century; others say it won’t happen for thousands more years.
The merger of two largely happy, fun holidays has triggered a rush of kitschy marketing, including the sale of thousands of ceramic, turkey-shaped menorahs called menurkeys. It has also prompted a flood of new recipes and debate on food blogs about how to appropriately mess with two holiday menus that for many are cherished just as they are, thank you...
