Posts in Category: Chanukah

Rabbi Sorotzkin on Chanukah and indulgent eating

Check out Rabbi Sorotzkin speech about Chanukah and indulgent eating. Soveya.com read more
 

In Defense of Latkes

A wonderful neighbor of mine, let's call him Mr. Rogers, spoke to me about one of my Chanukah posters - the one with the surgeon general's warning on it. He said some people were unhappy with it. How can you tell people not to make latkes... read more
 

But I always make latkes!

My wife saw my posters for Chanukah. She pointed out, correctly I may add (that last phrase usually goes without saying - she is right far more often than I like to admit in the heat of discussion), that she makes latkes and sufganiyot (donuts)... read more
 

How is Chanukah like Purim?

Purim is characterized by "opposites", where the opposite of what was expected happened and part of our celebration is doing things differently - the opposite of the usual. I feel like some of this has transferred to Chanukah. The great miracle of... read more
 

WARNING!! OIL SLICK AHEAD!!

It is customary to eat foods on Chanukah that have been cooked in oil. There is a tendency to overdo this. Have latkes and enjoy them, but they don't have to drown in oil, and they don't have to be eaten in mass quantities every day. The holiday... read more
 

Cool Chanukah Posters!

Cool Chanukah Posters with a Message! Check 'em out here! read more
 
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