http://www.joi.org/celebrate/hanuk/food.shtmlRecipes from the Jewish Outreach Institute (JOI), including latkes, dreidels, dough balls, and doughnuts.Holidays > ChanukkahA favorite Hanukkah food is latkes, or
potato pancakes. Originally, the pancakes were
made of cheese. Eventually, the custom grew to incorporate eating pancakes
During the Middle Ages, Jews explained
this custom by connecting it with the story of
Judith, which they linked with the story of Hanukkah.
Judith, according to legend, was a
daughter of the Hasmoneans. She fed cheese to the
leader
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The dreidel 1 , a four sided top, used by children to play with at Chanukah, has four Hebrew letters on its sides, Shin, Hey, Gimel, Nun, which are the first letters of the Hebrew words of "A Great Miracle Happened There." Chanukah, a word which means dedication, is called the Festival of Lights and
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Editor's note : There are several different ways to spell Hanukkah.
represent the spellings as they appear in these Chef's recipes. However,
there aren't as many ways to spell Chanukah as there are ways to make a
latke! Enjoy the holidays!
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