This week, the week of December 7th 2015, ALB Tech is offering a discount for the remaining 7 crazy nights of Hanukkah (Sunday night was day 1). This deal of the week is an 18% discount off your total service just for wishing us here in the shop a Happy Hanukkah. Although Kevin and Jamie are not Jewish, it IS the holiday season. We tell people Happy Easter whoever they are, right? Come into either ALB Tech shop all week long and wish us a Happy Hanukkah or talk about the fact that Hanukkah is going on. Just in case you like in a bubble and do not know what Hanukkah is, here’s some information from Wikipedia:

“Hanukkah (/ˈhɑːnəkə/ hah-nə-kə; Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, Tiberian: Ḥănukkāh, usually spelled חנוכה, pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew; a transliteration also romanized as CHanukkah or Chanukkah), also known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a unique candelabrum, the nine-branched menorah or hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night. The typical menorah consists of eight branches with an additional visually distinct branch. The extra light is called a shamash (Hebrew: שמש‎, “attendant”)^[1] and is given a distinct location, usually above or below the rest. The purpose of the shamash is to have a light available for practical use, as using the Hanukkah lights themselves for purposes other than publicizing and meditating upon Hanukkah is forbidden.^[2]

Other Hanukkah festivities include playing dreidel and eating oil based foods such as doughnuts and latkes.

Hanukkah became more widely celebrated beginning from the 1970s, when Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson called for public awareness of the festival and encouraged the lighting of public menorahs.”

-thanks Wikipedia.

Hanukkah this year started Sunday December 6th and runs through Monday December 14th. That means that any day this week you can come into ALB Tech to get your iPhone or computer repaired and wish us a Happy Hanukkah. Do so and we’ll apply the Hanukkah Deal of the Week Discount. Tis’ the holiday season folks – get in the mood with savings. Remember to stop by the shop, talk Hanukkah, and save money on your repair! Thanks for checking us out and we look forward to fixing you up soon!

Happy Hanukkah Richmond & Mechanicsville!

Remember we have two locations – one in the Fan at 1208 W. Main St – next door to Papa Johns Pizza – and one in Mechanicsville at 8150 Mechanicsville Turnpike – close to the Windmill Bank.

Easy enough… see you soon Richmond & Mechanicsville!