Throughout the eight days of Hanukkah, Jewish families like mine celebrate by eating latkes (fried potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (fried jelly doughnuts). Notice a theme? Often, traditional ...

Contrary to popular belief, consumer gifts are not a traditional Hanukkah custom. Instead, the focus is on the menorah's candles, symbolizing the miraculous event. Traditional giving includes ...

4. Are there special foods during Hanukkah? In a nod to the story of the Temple oil, traditional Hanukkah foods are fried and, according to the Reform movement, potato pancakes, known as latkes ...

Since the holiday is centered around the miracle of the oil, a traditional Hanukkah menu is composed of foods fried in oil. Families typically eat latkes (potato pancakes) garnished with ...

On Hanukkah, it's traditional to play with a dreidel for a pot of coins, nuts, or other items. The game is won or lost based on which letter the dreidel lands when it is spun. Fried foods are ...

Additionally, followers may cook traditional Hanukkah dishes like potato latkes or Sufganiyot, a donut filled with strawberry jelly. Chocolate gelt coins are also given out during the holiday.

food. Along with laying out the traditional red fruits, Sassooni cooked what might be the first ever Hanukkah-Yalda fusion cuisine. Along with the traditional plates of nuts, fresh herbs and ...

For three Phoenix moms, it was important to make sure Hanukkah was as fun as Christmas for their kids. Now, they have new ...

But if you're Jewish, it's a lot harder to find a local eatery planning to offer traditional Hanukkah fare, such as latkes and sufganiyot. However, the Summit House, a New American restaurant ...

The lyrics of a traditional song — "Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah" — rang through the basement of Aiken's Adath Yeshurun Synagogue Dec. 29 as the congregation marked the fifth night of the Jewish ...

This year she plans to decorate the house, cook traditional Ashkenazi foods like matzo ball soup, latkes and kugel, and light the menorah each day. She’s made peace with how her Hanukkah ...