It appears that Israelis are worried about their waistlines this year.
The Manufacturers’ Association of Israel estimates that 17.5 million sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts) will be sold in the Holy Land during Hanukkah, a 4% decrease from 2006, according to Ynetnews.com.
Nontheless, the MAI estimates that the average Israeli will eat about three of the fried sugary treats this holiday season.
Online
Wed., Dec. 13, 2023 • 7 P.M. ET
ZOOM
NPR Legal Correspondent Nina Totenberg in conversation with Editor-in-Chief Jodi Rudoren. To benefit the Forward.
100% of profits support our journalism
Please read before republishing
We’re happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs.
To republish, copy the HTML by clicking on the yellow button to the right; it includes our tracking pixel, all paragraph styles and hyperlinks, the author byline and credit to the Forward. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. Please email us at [email protected], subject line “republish,” with any questions or to let us know what stories you’re picking up.
