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There is a custom of
eating foods fried or baked in oil (preferably olive oil), as the
original miracle of the Hanukkah menorah involved the discovery of a
small flask of pure olive oil used by the Jewish High Priest, the Kohen
Gadol. This small batch of olive oil was only supposed to last one day,
and instead it lasted eight.
Accordingly, potato pancakes, known as latkes in Yiddish, are
traditionally associated with Hanukkah, especially among Ashkenazi
families, as they are prepared by frying in oil. Similarly, many
Sephardic, Polish and Israeli families have the custom of eating all
kinds of jam-filled doughnuts (Yiddish: פאנטשקעס pontshkes), (bimuelos,
or sufganiyot) which are deep-fried in oil.
There is also a tradition of eating dairy products on Hannukah that is
recorded in rabbinic literature. This custom is seen as a commemoration
of the involvement of Judith and thus women in the events of Hannukah |
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Aharon's Jewish Books and Judaica
600 South Holly Street Suite 103
Denver, Colorado 80246
303-322-7345
800-830-8660
Map to Aharon's Jewish Books and Judaica
Store Hours
Monday through
Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM
Friday 9 AM to 2 PM
Sunday 9 AM to 4 PM |
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