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i actually wanted to move this out of tags because i don’t think i’ve seen it anywhere else but i just wanted to say how tickled and slightly emotional i am that zach hyman picked number 18 to wear with the oilers. in jewish tradition the number 18 is one with a lot of symbology and corresponds to the hebrew word for “alive,” chai (the eighth and tenth letters of the alphabet are chet and yud) and it’s considered good luck. for bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings it’s traditional to give gifts in multiples of 18 to wish someone good luck and life. considering zach’s background (like. jewish high school lmao), if he was actually allowed to pick this number and wasn’t assigned it, i can’t believe this wasn’t deliberate and kind of fitting for a new beginning.

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i actually wanted to move this out of tags because i don’t think i’ve seen it anywhere else but i just wanted to say how tickled and slightly emotional i am that zach hyman picked number 18 to wear with the oilers. in jewish tradition the number 18 is one with a lot of symbology and corresponds to the hebrew word for “alive,” chai (the eighth and tenth letters of the alphabet are chet and yud) and it’s considered good luck. for bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings it’s traditional to give gifts in multiples of 18 to wish someone good luck and life. considering zach’s background (like. jewish high school lmao), if he was actually allowed to pick this number and wasn’t assigned it, i can’t believe this wasn’t deliberate and kind of fitting for a new beginning.

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the 2021 nhl fourth overall draft pick, selected by the new jersey devils, luke hughes!

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hockeychallengefave: your favorite hockey player

i bent the rules a little bit and drew some of my favorite jewish hockey players instead ✡️💙 (tap for better resolution)

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april 4, 2021 | chychrun’s third of his three goals (and the ot winner)

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the tasty complex jewish flavors of kedem grape juice > the protestant repression of welch’s grape juice

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Sept. 29, 1994 - Montreal, CAN – Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mathieu Schneider sports a “Bettman Sucks” label on his head at a team practice Thursday in Montreal. The label refers to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman who may lock out NHL players sometime between a conference called for this evening, Thursday Sept. 29, 1994 and the Saturday deadline for a settlement in the labor dispute.

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haman (gaslight) ahashverosh (gatekeep) esther (girboss)

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NJDvsNYR | 20.01.21

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kaleigh fratkin in the nwhl bubble via her ig

(watch the games live on twitch!)

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zachhyman: My new good luck charm and newest member of Leafs Nation: Theo Hyman 👨‍👦

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Brady Tkachuk runs into Zach Hyman who proceeds to contemplate punching a teenager

OTT vs TOR | 2/6/19

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It’s almost the end of hannukah, so I must leave you with one final gift. Happy Channukah, I hope this image haunts you until Pesach.

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Question, how do you spell Hannukkah?

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In general, this tumblr is honestly A++ and i wanted to express my delight about it, as a hockey loving jew thank you for blessing us with this content

ajdhjsfhd THANK YOU this means so much to me, i’m not nearly as active on this blog as i would like to be at the moment but like. no hockey right now so. i do my humble best which admittedly is not much, but thanks bud :)

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Me nodding along to your tags on that post about Hanukkah and assimilation: you’re right and you should say it

i’m glad at least one person could make some sense out of that, thank you.

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like sorry to make another post about this but the older i get the more it bothers me, the point of chanukkah is that it’s about the refusal to assimilate into the dominant culture even in the face of violent force. traditionally you don’t even get presents, you only get small amounts of gelt/money; it’s not mentioned in the torah, it’s a minor holiday. so the irony of it getting blown out of proportion so jewish kids don’t feel left out about christmas just really grinds my fuckin goat. it’s a nice holiday and it’s fun and wintery but the point of it has gotten lost in the commercialism chaff. like you think the macabees would fuck with “mensch on a bench” or chanukkah bushes? lmao (also the fact that the maccabees were kind of violent extremists is another thorny issue all on its OWN but that’s probably another level we do not need to get into today)

i think that’s why the posts from non-jews (when you barely see anything about any other holiday, even the really important ones) bug me so much. like it’s obviously well-intentioned but it completely misses the point and does absolutely zero to learn about the actual religion. it’s not just jewish fucking christmas.

anyway welcome to my hockey sideblog where today i will be lecturing you about assimilation