Mrs.
Rosenberg shared the Hanukkah traditions with Ms. Bieber's and
Mrs. McQueary's classes. The students learned about the Torah,
the lighting of the Menorah candles, the Dreidel and other Hanukkah
traditions. Mrs.
Rosenberg and the students made potato latkes, a Hanukkah
tradition. It is customary that foods fried in oil are
eaten on Chanukah because the oil symbolizes the miraculous
burning of a small amount of pure oil in the Menorah for eight
days in the Holy Temple until new oil was prepared for its use.
The
Torah is written in Hebrew.
The
Menorah has nine candles. The middle candle is called the Shamash.
Another
tradition is to play the "dreidel" game. The dreidel
is a four sided top. On each side is a Hebrew letter.
r.
Another
common Hanukkah practice is giving gifts or "gelt"
(money) to children. These are chocolate filled gold coins.
Students
getting ready to peel the potatoes.
The
potato peeling is under way.
Students
shredding the peeled potatoes. How many potatoes are there?
