Every year at Chanukah when I explain my reasoning as to why Chanukah should be a low-fat festival, everyone always comments that my thinking makes sense. The miracle of Chanukah is that one day’s supply of oil (back in 165 B.C.) lasted 8 days. Each night of the 8-day festival an additional candle is lit […]
Yes, I know. Everyone says you’re supposed to eat copious amounts of oil over Chanukah to celebrate the miracle that took place thousands of years ago when the Maccabee’s one day’s worth of oil lasted eight days. I’m still of the belief that this Jewish holiday should be one based on tradition which would make […]
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, is only a few days away. It commemorates the miracle of oil, a one day supply which burned for 8 nights. It is a holiday filled with games for kids and plenty of food (much of it fried to celebrate the oil). One traditional food is potato latkes. You simply […]
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