Hanukkah begins Thursday evening, December 7, 2023 to Friday, December 15, 2023. This Jewish holiday is an eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, food, and special prayers.   

With the holiday season upon us, Greenhouse would like to personally thank all of you for helping us celebrate another successful year in business. It’s customary in this season to take a moment and reflect on all the blessings we have that make our lives as good as they are. Our own thoughts are on family, friends, pets, and the extended family we form together at our work. I hope you enjoy your time away over the holiday weekend, and that you come back with stories to share about the great time you had with the people closest to you.

Illustrated By: Jacob Below Once upon a time an old man lived in a hut with his little girl, Natasha. So happy they were!  At tea time, they would play peek-a-boo behind the samovar (a very tall teapot).  They would drink tea with honey bread and strawberry jam. Everything was fine! The only sad times were when the old man remembered how much he missed having a wife by his side, and a mother for Natasha. One day the man met a woman he liked a lot, and before long they were married. At first, Natasha was glad to have a [ Read the rest…]

We celebrate this day to show appreciation to chefs and their contributions to various cuisines globally! “Food is everything we are. It’s an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It’s inseparable from those from the get-go.” – Anthony Bourdain

As we to recognize this day, to their Native food, performances, art, music, and traditional ceremonies and remember the painful history Indigenous people have encountered. In addition, we celebrate their resilience and strength recognize the challenges they continue to face.

  “You are a special kind of person, A hand to always hold. You always keep us feeling safe. And keep us warm when it is cold. Your home is filled with warmth and love. Where we love spending our time. And on those cloudy, rainy days, you are always our sunshine. We love you lots and lots nanny. We are grateful for everything you do. And if all nannies were flowers we would always still pick you”  

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a time of reflection, renewal, and celebration in the Jewish calendar. “Shana Tova Umetuka” is a most common way to wish someone a happy and sweet New Year.

“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11” Barack Obama

“A new school year means new beginnings, new adventures, new friendships, and new challenges. The slate is clean and anything can happen.” By Denise Witmer.