Hanukkah 2025 Foods High. Not at all jewish christmas, hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the second temple in the. Traditional celebrations include foods cooked in oil (to represent the miracle of the oil), dreidels and giving gelt—or monetary gifts—to children.

For at least the last thousand years, jews have. Traditional celebrations include foods cooked in oil (to represent the miracle of the oil), dreidels and giving gelt—or monetary gifts—to children.