By Paula Shoyer The Nosher via JTA
• Published December 1, 2021
Everyone loves potato latkes, but no one likes the mess of frying them or the guilt associated with eating them. These latkes are baked in the oven and easily won over my kids.
You do need to watch them so they don’t burn; they were done at different...
Alan Avery-Peck, Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies, College of the Holy Cross
• Published December 1, 2021
The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah commemorates ancient Jews’ victory over the powerful Seleucid empire, which ruled much of the Middle East from the third century B.C. to the first century A.D.
On the surface, it’s a story of male heroism....
(JTA) — President Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home was decorated with the likes of African elephant tusks, a hippo-foot inkwell and other hunting souvenirs. That’s not terribly surprising, considering the 26th president of the United States published...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden White House is planning an in-person Hanukkah party for next week, although the details are still tentative.
There were concerns about in-person Hanukkah and Christmas events because of the continued coronavirus threat,...
Makes about 16 churros
Churros, another of the many desserts we inherited from the Spanish, are a popular nighttime treat, served with Mexican hot chocolate. When I was growing up in Mexico City, churros were sold plain and simply dusted with sugar,...
With Hanukkah right around the corner, starting Nov. 28, Jewish a capella greats Six13 release Hanukkah video: “West Side Chanukah Story,” a riff off of Steven Spielberg’s reimagining of “West Side Story,” opening Dec. 10.
One...
Susan Kemppainen, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 24, 2021
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah both arrive around the same time this year, and it has made me consider the difference between being grateful for what we have versus craving the things we want. After all, Thanksgiving is a holiday devoted to the concept of...
Ten years ago, Illya Buzunov never could have imagined that one day he’d be teaching Jews around the world how to prepare potato latkes.
Until 2014, the Ukraine native didn’t even know he was Jewish.
But that’s exactly what...
Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 21, 2021
Move over latkes and sufganiyot—make room for shlishkas and kokosh. Not familiar with these Hungarian Hanukkah treats? Neither was I. These Hanukkah treats are worth your time.
As I continue my research of our rich Jewish food heritage, I am...
(JTA) — Archaeologists excavating a 2,100-year-old fortress say it provides “tangible evidence” of the events from the Hanukkah story.
The site, located west of Hebron in the Lachish Forest, includes remnants of a fortress made of stone and wood...
With the approach of Hanukkah, Chabad on Campus is offering every student in St. Louis a free Hanukkah kit full of holiday goodies, including a small tin menorah, candles, a dreidel, along with a guide and chocolate gelt coins. Students are requested...
Ellen Futterman, Editor-in-Chief
• Published November 19, 2021
We will have barely cleared the dishes from Thanksgiving, when Hanukkah shows up a few days later — in November, no less.
If like me, you’re behind in your Hanukkah shopping — or haven’t even started! — perhaps some things in the Light’s...
