If you celebrate Hanukkah, I truly hope the entire holiday season brings joy and peace.
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Sending my best and some hugs to those celebrating Hanukkah. 
We celebrate Christmas but nod to Hanukkah as my mom was Jewish and many family members are.
“May the lights of Hanukkah remind you that even in the darkest times, a single spark can ignite hope and joy."
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Happy Hanukkah. You know who you are. 
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Happy Chanukah.
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Happy Chanukah - celebrate safely and kindle a light against the darkness.
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Happy Hanukkah, and may you be a light shining in the darkness.
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I heard this the other day. A great way to explain Hanukkah to someone unfamiliar is: You have 10% battery left on your iPhone battery, and it lasts for 8 days.
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With just the two of us, I only made 20 latkes tonight and we have several left over. Into the freezer for son when he arrives Thursday night!
I love my bowl; got it years ago at Cost Plus World Market, as it was known at the time.
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Not Jewish. Why are there two different spellings, and is one more “correct” to use than the other?
There are over 20 variations of the spelling, reflecting the diversity within Jewish communities and the linguistic backgrounds -
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…and how the originator of a spelling chose to transliterate. The CH at the beginning is the gutteral CH, not ch as in chat.
In general, there are two “modern” forms of spoken Hebrew, Ashkenazi (mostly people from northern and eastern Europe), and Sephardic by those from southern Europe, Asia and Africa. When it was founded, the Israeli government chose to use Sephardic. Shabbat (Sabbath) with accent on second syllable vs Shabbos with accent on the first.
And then there is Yiddish, an agglomeration of German and eastern European languages, used in the past by Jews at home and to communicate with people from other countries. Yiddish is used by ultra-Orthodox (Hassidic) Jews because they believe that Hebrew is only for prayers. In NYC Hassidic communities, many men (whose time and studies are almost all prayer-related) speak minimal English and it may not be taught in their grade/high schools.
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Lol, thanks. I never knew that.
Unfortunately, I grew up in a bubble.I lived in a largely white Christian middle class community. Growing up, I only knew one Jewish girl, and didn’t meet her until high school. I went to school with only one African American student, and he didn’t attend my school until sophomore or junior year in high school.
It was a breath of fresh air to attend college and experience at least some diversity.
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I’ve spelled it with the Ch all my life, partly because I feel it more closely represents the Hebrew letter chet that begins the word. And partly because my maiden name originally came from Hebrew and ended in that same letter. And was also misspelled much of my life. So I feel an affinity for the letter and pronunciation!
One of my grandfathers, who came over at the end of the 19th century, was one of a group of young men who promoted Hebrew as a modern language in lieu of Yiddish. He taught class to young boys and had to write his own class books because none existed in Hebrew.
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Yum - I love latkes, with apple sauce and sour cream! I have never made them, but I have peeled lots of potatoes for them.
I alternate how I spell it.
I love latkes with sour cream. Due to grandson’s dairy allergy we will stick to applesauce this year. I’m not feeling the energy to make brisket so I might just buy rotisserie chickens from the nicer market.
I’ve been making latkes for decades; used to fry a bunch for son’s school parties since no one else was going to acknowledge Chanukah if I didn’t do it.
I recently ran into an article where someone tried eight variations to see what tasted best: hand grated vs food processor, flour vs matzah meal, baking powder or not, etc.
My potatoes go through a multi step process - first the shredding blade on the processor, then moisture squeezed out, then quickly pulse chopped. It does lack that knuckle skin additive.
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Ohhh! Like the one I tend to add to homemade coleslaw?
