\”All Jewish stories have a deeper meaning,\” reflected Judy Aronson, a graduate of Brandeis University and Harvard Divinity School. \”It\’s the community that makes the latkes, the people that create the celebration. If nobody had contributed anything, all they\’d have was an iron nail. Because everybody cooperated, they not only had a feast, they had peace of mind forever more.\”
Chanukah is a time to recall the miracle that occurred more than 2,000 years ago when the flame in the Holy Temple was relit with a one-day supply of oil that lasted for eight days.
Barnes & Noble: 2 p.m. Author Peter J. Levinson discusses and signs \”September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle,\” a book about the famous band leader.
Potato latkes are Chanukah\’s signature dish, not because of the potato — but because of the oil. Potatoes did not exist in the Holy Land when the ancient Israelites triumphed over the Syrians.
More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.