Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Grownup meditation on Hanukah's violent roots

Here is Chanukah and Adult Faith by Danya Ruttenberg What does it take to celebrate a holiday with such violent roots? (via Jewschool).

My own (facile, off-the-cuff, blogged in short) take:
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend"-- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.