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    Our Hanukkah Tree

    Nov 26, 2019 3 minutes
    BY MARI PACK, Editor

    LINGERED AT THE KITCHEN TAble after Mom had left for work that morning. Tonight would be the fifth night of Hanukkah, and I was at a loss. We used to exchange gifts every night of the holiday when my brother and I were kids. Stuffed animals, puzzles and clothes for us. Usually something handmade for Mom and Dad. Now we did just one big gift exchange on the eighth and final night.

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