When it comes to traditional Hanukkah cooking, it’s all about the oil. The story of Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabees—a small Judean army that recaptured the Holy Temple in Jerusalem from the ...
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins on Thursday evening, Dec. 7. The miracle of Hanukkah is said to have involved oil, probably olive oil. The story goes that pure oil was needed for ...
Latkes are synonymous with Chanukah. Photo credit: wikicommons/Eden Aviv When you think of Chanukah, you think of latkes. The crispy, salty potato treats are perhaps the most well-known Jewish food, ...
Latkes , latkes and more latkes. The fried potato pancakes are the quintessential centerpiece of the Hanukkah table in Ashkenazi Jewish homes. In a Hanukkah story in last Sunday’s Weekend section, ...