Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the Hanukkah oil, which kept the Jerusalem temple’s everlasting lamp burning ...

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 ...

This Hanukkah is the fourth time in her life ... "Now, my split-faith family has crossed a few generations – and our food traditions have melted into the proverbial pot, combining my husband's ...

Hanukkah is an annual celebration in Judaism that is sometimes called the "festival of lights" and remembers a story from the times of Ancient Greece, but what are some traditional foods that can ...

The main Hanukkah foods are latkes (potato pancakes ... I have a little Dreidel, I made it out of clay. That’s the traditional ear-worm song for the holiday. But dreidels — four-sided spinning ...

But did you know that it's also Hanukkah? This year ... eat fried potato pancakes - called latkes - as the celebratory food for the holiday. The latkes are typically dipped in applesauce.

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 ...

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 ...

The meal also included traditional Hanukkah food: latkes (potato pancakes) with sour cream or applesauce and sufganiyot (fruit-filled jelly donuts). Hanukkah Jeopardy included six categories ...

“But I ordered Hanukkah pajamas because you have to ... They are raising their son with both sets of holidays, both kinds of traditional foods and religious education from both of their backgrounds.