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Food: Deep Jewish roots in Tuscany

On Oct. 1, Horwich, founder of the 5-year-old Meal and a Spiel quasi-roving cooking school, hosted an event cheekily called “Sukkot for Goyim.” All of her ingredients were prepped in the kitchen, while a gracious seasonal table was set in a backyard sukkah at a private home in Beverly Hills.

Move Over Frosty, Here Comes Fran

Fran Drescher doesn\’t remember receiving Chanukah presents as a child.

\”With the Dreschers, [Chanukah] was all about the food,\” laughed the actress who is best known for her role in TV\’s \”The Nanny,\” which aired from 1993-99. \”Nothing was as important as the chocolate dreidels and chocolate coins.\”

Leftovers Just the Dish for Chanukah

\”I was searching for Chanukah on my calendar and couldn\’t find it in the month of December,\” said Jennifer Felicia Abadi, author of \”A Fistful of Lentils: Syrian-Jewish Recipes From Grandma Fritzie\’s Kitchen\” (Harvard Common, $24.95)

Who could have guessed that this year Chanukah starts in November — the day after Thanksgiving?

\”Can\’t we spread these holidays out a bit?\” Abadi said. \”It\’s not fair,\”
This merging of secular and religious holidays leaves many Jewish families in a quandary. Should they skip Thanksgiving in favor of Chanukah? Should they gather for celebrations two nights in a row? Because Thanksgiving comes first, will it overshadow the Festival of Lights? Because the first night of Chanukah falls on a Shabbat, doesn\’t it deserve special attention?

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