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So I auditioned for our holiday pageant. After flubbing the last sentence of the chosen reading, I was cast as "Hanukkah," which is small roll--a very brief monologue explaining the meaning and tradition of the most well-known Jewish holiday (to non-Jews, anyway). Oh, in case you haven't read the rest of my site, I'm not Jewish, and sadly every time I think about a "Jewish costume," all that comes to mind is Mike Myers and Kyle's Mom.

The co-director of the pageant told us to "think about hats" when putting together our colorful costumes. Tonight, I Googled several configurations of Hanukkah, Jewish, hat, and scarf and discovered some interesting items.

• These are the only "Hanukkah hats" I found. They're actually just blue Santa hats, which seemed pretty demeaning to me. Then I found out about Hanukkah Harry, and they seem pretty darn funny now. Also, check out the pet and "Chrismakkah" costumes on the first link.
• This is the Jerusalem twist. Get your mind out of the gutter. It's actually a beautiful way to tie a modest head scarf. I'm tempted to start wearing head scarves--I really like them--but alas, I have no other "modest" clothing to wear with them, and I'd look quite silly I think. My hair also costs too much in time and money to hide under a scarf.
• These are quite handsome Jewish-themed scarves at JewishBazaar.com and JudaicaWorldWide.com, also known as "The greatest Jewish place in cyberspace."
• If I were a man, figuring out Jewish headwear would be easy, and I'd have a great time shopping for a Kippah.

Mind you, none of this is meant to make fun of Judaism--there are already plenty of Jews who excel at that. I just think the marriage of marketing and religion begets some funky offspring.