If you ignore the whole part about Judaism, fundamentalist guerrilla groups and candles, the Hanukkah season has a lot of resonance for the Eagles. While their counterparts the Giants and Cowboys are garnering publicity during their run up to the playoffs, the Eagles’ existence is played lip service. For some there is hope! For others, there are compulsory gifts, Chinese food and a movie.

After the jump, Michael Fichman gets a sneak peek at Hanukkah Harry’s list.

Judah Maccabee stiff arm

Last night marked the beginning of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. We commemorate the military victory of the guerrilla Maccabees over their Hellenic governors by lighting candles and giving gifts of a magnitude large enough to assuage the misery of little Jewish boys and girls, who are immersed in an inescapable world of goyishe merrymaking, stuck with a holiday considered less important than the Sabbath.

If you ignore the whole part about Judaism, fundamentalist guerrilla groups and candles, the Hanukkah season has a lot of resonance for the Eagles. While their counterparts the Giants and Cowboys are garnering publicity during their run up to the playoffs, the Eagles are grinding away in a relatively obscure quarter. Their existence is played lip service, but everyone from John Madden to the DanceBum knows that the universal storyline is written and acted by those bound to the playoffs. The world belongs to the Patriots and the Colts and the Steelers; the others just live in it. Joy to the world! For some there is hope! For others, there are compulsory gifts, Chinese food and a movie.

I know who’s been nebbish!

Donovan McNabb - New Freeway album Free At Last

Jon Runyan - coffee grinder

Andy Reid - Subscription to the Bacon of the Month Club (real Jews love bacon)

Brian Westbrook - Cosby sweater

Javon Kearse - 50 pack of orthotic shoe inserts

Bryan Dawkins - Rocksmith humpty-hump tee

AJ Feeley - Nickelback tee-shirt

Omar Gaither - Do-it-yourself picture framing kit

Greg Lewis - Home made scarf and hat from Bubbe

Sean Considine - Prismacolor marker set

And utmost congratulations to defense coordinator Jim Johnson, whose costume designs in the Sunday School re-interpretation of the song “Rock of Ages” won rave reviews. Mazel Tov Jimmy!

This entry was posted on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 at 11:50 am.