During the eight nights of Hanukkah, families light a candle each night, blessing each one and then singing a stanza or more of “Ma’oz Tzur”. This year Hanukkah begins at sundown December 20.
During the eight nights of Hanukkah, families light a candle each night, blessing each one and then singing a stanza or more of “Ma’oz Tzur”. This year Hanukkah begins at sundown December 20.
For Arnie and Shawn Callaghan Diaz and their family, who celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas, dreidels are a big part of the seasonal decoration and fun.
“Our collection began 30 years ago when my sister-in-law sent me the first of many as a gift,” said Shawn. “I loved my late mother-in-law’s explanation of how to play dreidel: ‘It’s kind of like jacks with a little gambling thrown in!’”
For their first Hanukkah meal as a married couple, Shawn served cheesebugers and latkes. “I explained to Arnold that the Irish are pretty familiar with potatoes — I could make a latke and I have for 30 years.”
