Like all holidays, Hanukkah is celebrated according to traditions, and each Hanukkah table expresses rituals of family, culture and community.

The ritual lighting of the Menorah commemorates the miracle of the oil: the eight days and nights of light provided by a one-day supply of oil. Hanukkah foods are traditionally fried in oil: the scent of frying latkes, which are the uncontested centerpiece of any Hanukkah table, brings back memories of past Hanukkah celebrations.

This year, Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 4th.