Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Food Hip Hanukkah Fare at Brooklyn’s 606 R&D
As winter slides in and makes itself comfy in New York for the next couple of months, locals are — as ever — on the lookout for interesting new edibles in the Hanukkah spirit, even as they pick up boxes of staunchly reliable latkes from Zabars and Russ & Daughters. Thank goodness for 606 R&D…
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Life Hanukkah Miracles
I’m not even certain of the year, but it was sometime after the tattoo and before the death march. Aron Lieb was in his early twenties, but he felt elderly. He was working in a coal mine, forced by the Nazis to supply fuel for their war effort. Every night after he emerged from the…
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Breaking News National Menorah To Be Lit Today in D.C.
The National Menorah will be lit near the White House on Sunday for Hanukkah, in a celebration that features the U.S. Navy Band and is one of the most high-profile events in the country to mark the Jewish holiday. The eight-day Hanukkah celebration, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts at sundown on Saturday….
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Food Mixing Bowl: Hanukkah Edition
If you’re going to take advice from someone on how to make a proper latke, that person should be Melissa Clark. [New York Times] Everything you ever wanted to know about hosting a latke party. [Serious Eats] Latkes goes modernist. [Saveur] Try them with….brown butter and cinnamon applesauce. [Serious Eats] Looking to celebrate the holiday…
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Life What’s With the Lame Hanukkah Parodies?
Hanukkah begins on December 8 this year, but you probably don’t need to have it on your calendar to know that. As in recent years, the onslaught of corny holiday song parodies will have already tipped you off. Perhaps the forerunner of this genre was Adam Sandler’s “Hanukkah Song,” which debuted on Saturday Night Live…
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Food Edible Gifts: Chocolate Covered Salted Caramels
This Hanukkah, give presents from the heart and the kitchen with homemade food gifts. In this series, we’ll present four sweet and savory ideas to spice up your holiday gift giving for everyone on your list. Homemade candy makes some of the best DIY holiday food gifts. Besides its visual appeal and delicious taste, most…
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Recipes Edible Gifts: Infused Oils
The best kind of Hanukkah gifts are those you can make and your friends eat. In this series, we’ll present four sweet and savory ideas to spice up your holiday gift giving for everyone on your list. While fried foods grace the Hanukkah table, perhaps no gift is more appropriate than oil. Nice olive oil,…
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Food 2012’s Best Jewish Cookbooks — Day 2
From our eight favorite books from the year — one for each night of Hanukkah — we present two below. (Check back every day this week for another two books.) They are all great holiday gifts for the passionate cook in your life or a treat for yourself. 2012’s Best Jewish Cookbooks — Day 1…
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