Jelly doughnuts and potato pancakes. Creamy kugel and beef brisket. The food alone is cause for celebration this Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, Dec. 25 to Jan. 2. Indeed, Hanukkah comes ...

and continue to eat far too much fried food. So this Chanukah, I embrace the Chanukah spirit of light and hope and try to and fend off the growing sadness and fear. I let the Chanukah candles warm ...

Every winter, Jewish people around the world spend eight nights lighting candles, eating latkes, and spinning dreidels. But beyond the menorahs and fried food, what’s Hanukkah really about?