{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Aharon&#039;s Omphalos","provider_url":"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos","title":"The Longest Darkest Night of the Year &#8226; Aharon&#039;s Omphalos","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KcTxHvZBrL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/2008\/12\/the-longest-darkest-night-of-the-year\">The Longest Darkest Night of the Year<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/2008\/12\/the-longest-darkest-night-of-the-year\/embed#?secret=KcTxHvZBrL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Longest Darkest Night of the Year&#8221; &#8212; Aharon&#039;s Omphalos\" data-secret=\"KcTxHvZBrL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Although the significance of \u1e24anukah is masked by both its commercialization (in competition with Christmas) and its status as a &#8220;minor&#8221; or post-biblical Jewish holiday, there are important reasons to believe that it is ancient, poorly understood, and quite deep. Before he passed away this past year, Rabbi Zelig Scharfstein of blessed memory, taught me [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/aharon.varady.net\/omphalos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/aharons-omphalos.png","thumbnail_width":1257,"thumbnail_height":1487}