11 ways to enjoy Hanukkah, even during Covid-19
Don’t let a global pandemic stop you from eating copious amounts of fried foods or treating yourselves and your loved ones.
December 10, 2020, 8:30 am
Covid-19 doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate Hanukkah, albeit a little differently. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90
Having pretty much ruined both Passover and the High Holidays season here in Israel, Covid-19 now has its sights set on Hanukkah, the usually wonderful family and oil-filled celebration marking the recapturing of the Second Temple by the Maccabees back in the second century BCE.
On Tuesday, Israel introduced a nighttime curfew over the whole holiday season (covering Christmas and the New Year as well), but the day after, the curfew was cancelled, with the threat of other possible measures instead. While we may not know here if we are coming or going, what we do know is that the week-long festival of Hanukkah is really not going to look much like itself.