Menu Plan Monday - Chanukah
This is an interesting week with Chanukah starting on Tuesday night. The Jewish holidays start at night and end at night. One of the foods we eat is the potato latke. I found t his video on how to make latkes that you might enjoy. There are other Chanukah videos on that page also. Chanukah is 8 days long and begins on the 25th evening of the Jewish month of Kislev. It is a celebration of light over darkness. A small group of men defeated one of the strongest armies in the world and drove the Greeks from the land. They reclaimed the Holy temple. When they went to light the menorah in the Temple, the discovered only one cruse of pure oil. This one day supply burned for a full 8 days until new oil could be prepared. In our homes, we light menorahs to publicize these miracles which is why Chanukah came to be. ...