When our sons were in elementary school, I used to buy them each a box of valentine cards to share with the others in their class. Their teachers brought in valentine treats for the class parties. I used to buy candy hearts for my family. My husband used to buy a dozen red roses for me and sometimes even a box of Gadiva chocolates. He and I would exchange corny greeting cards and would go out for a special valentine meal sometime during the weekend. Then my husband started to notice that the prices of all the valentine stuff were drastically reduced the day after the holiday, so he started waiting until the day after to buy them.
This year we didn't exchange corny cards and didn't go out for a special valentine meal because it finally dawned on me that we don't need a special day to share our love. In addition, it finally sank in that st. valentine was not Jewish at all.
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It is interesting that the Jewish word for love, "ahavah" is a regular part of the daily prayers. I agree that the day after Valentines is a lot of fun. I stock up on candy to put in Purim baskets!
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