I am spinning dreidels with Z. Why are we spinning dreidels in the middle of summer? Because Z is suddenly obsessed with them. He saw an episode of Blues Clues about holidays, which features a Jewish family playing dreidel at Hanukkah, and ever since it's been nothing but dreidels and the dreidel song and videos of people playing dreidel. This ( Read more... )

It's ok to eat starches deep-fried in oil if it's cultural, right? I bow to Sharon's superior latke-making skills ( Read more... )

I bet not many people hold a party where they eat latkes, then put up a tree, and hang dreidels on it. Happy Hannumas!


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I make a point of not ordering potato pancakes at a restaurant, unless of course there's a Jewish grandma in the kitchen. I ask, too. The answer, sadly, is usually no ( Read more... )