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Hanukkah

The "National Menorah" in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2023. (Ted Eytan/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

8 candles, 80 opinions: The many meanings of an American Hanukkah

Rabbi Leon A. Morris by Rabbi Leon Morris December 24, 2024December 24, 2024
Nov. 29, 2021 menorah lighting at Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto
Posted inHolidays

UPDATED: Hanukkah celebrations around the Bay Area this week

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 23, 2024December 26, 2024
four latkes on a platter, next to small bowls of sour cream and apple sauce
Posted inSmall Bites

The one trick you need to make perfect latkes; Alec’s Ice Cream goes kosher; Etc.

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 18, 2024December 22, 2024
Sarah Levitin's holiday mantle, which features nods to Hanukkah, Christmas and their overlap in 2024. (Courtesy)
Posted inReligion

Hanukkah’s arrival on Christmas Day renews ‘Chrismukkah’ deliberations for interfaith families

Jacob Gurvis by Jacob Gurvis December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at his final White House Hanukkah party, Dec. 16, 2024. (Screenshot)
Posted inPolitics

‘We can never lose hope’: Biden’s message to Jewish community at his final White House Hanukkah party

by Jacob Kornbluh December 17, 2024December 17, 2024
This latke board includes traditional, Italian-style and Mideast-flavored latkes, as well as a Buffalo dip, a chopped-olive dip and a cilantro tahini sauce. (Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Celebrate a global Hanukkah by assembling a latke board

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer December 16, 2024December 19, 2024
a woman uses tongs to adjust something in a pan of oil on the stove
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Oakland olive oil enthusiast dispels the smoke point ‘myth’ for frying latkes

Alix Wall by Alix Wall December 11, 2024December 19, 2024
a pile of jelly donuts dusted with powdered sugar
Posted inRecipe

Making sufganiyot at home is a hard. Here are some pro tips to make it worth the effort

Micah Siva by Micah Siva December 9, 2024December 19, 2024
One Market Restaurant's annual Latke Festival features nine unconventional "loaded" latkes. (Courtesy)
Posted inHolidays

Where to find latkes, sufganiyot and more across Bay Area

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb December 5, 2024December 19, 2024
a male singer, two male guitarists, and a woman playing an instrument that is out of frame, rock out in the crowded, book-lined NPR Tiny Desk Concert venue
Posted inMusic

Promising ‘no stupid Hanukkah songs,’ The Leevees strive for a ‘two-song solution’

by Jim Sullivan December 3, 2024December 3, 2024

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