The miracle of being Jewish and so not afraid of the ghosts, monsters, witches, and goblins of Halloween. Having Judaism as a religion so to be blessed with the prayers to honor our deceased family members along with The Prophets and Prophetesses of The Torah, without summoning their ghosts with sorcery. The spirits of our loved ones being everywhere as our G-D Almighty is everywhere, and so we are in constant exposure to their loving-kindness.
Children on Halloween dressing up as ghouls and ghosts as intimidation to homeowners to be forced to provide them with a treat, or else; if not, they will give you a "trick." Tricks on houses at this time of the year that are not decorated with pumpkins and spider webs; being "teepee'ed" with rolls of toilet paper on your trees and bushes. The dirty tasteless "trick" they call harmless and "all in fun."
Children taught to be threatening in their scary costumes, how to moan like a dead man or growl like a lion. Overseas in Jordan schools children being taught how to be terrorist suicide-bombers. Whose afraid of the big bad wolf? Not me! Because I had a Jewish Dad who was as brave as the greatest of all Prophets, as brave as Moses!
Halloween, a time to joke and be merry, to laugh in the faces with humor and good cheer of those who think they scare us! And then to eat their chocolate candies and delight in smashed pumpkins on the front porches of front yards.
A time of joy for everyone! Halloween! The beginning of the winter Holiday season, but thank G-D, with the holiness of Hanukkah just around the corner.
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