As with all celebrations, food and tradition plays a big part in Hanukkah. Fried foods like latkes (potato pancakes) and jelly doughnuts called sufganiyot, symbolize the small amount of oil that lasted for days in the Miracle of Hanukkah for the Maccabees.
Clementine’s Hanukkah-inspired ice cream flavors aim to capture the essence of traditional dishes in a frozen, indulgent treat. Sweet Noodle Kugle (shown in the photo) is a cream cheese custard with toasted cinnamon, baked egg noodles and plump currants.
Sour Cream Apple Latke, also at Clementines, is a sweet cream ice cream with homemade potato latke and a ribbon of sweetened baked apple. Clementines now has eight ice cream shops located at 1637 S. 18th Street in historic Lafayette Square, 730 DeMun in Clayton, 4715 Macklind in the Southampton neighborhood, 140 W. Argonne Drive in Kirkwood, 13426 Clayton Road in Town & Country, The Meadows Shopping Center in Lake St. Louis, 308 N. Euclid in the Central West End and the newest shop at Trace on the Parkway in Edwardsville, IL.
From the Jewish Light: Daylight Donuts, 155 Hilltown Village Center in Chesterfield, has jelly-filled doughnuts and ones in Hanukkah shapes.
We also saw that Yelp listed Protzel’s Deli in their Top 10 Latkes in St. Louis. They were #1. Every year, Erica Protzel Kliethermes starts making the latkes in November and when they are gone, they are gone—and they always sell out, so those wanting to commemorate Hanukkah, or just try some tasty potato pancakes need to contact Protzel’s Deli as soon as possible to place their orders.
Hanukkah is the eight-day holiday that celebrates the miraculous story of the Jewish recapture and rededication of a Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE. The festival of light, symbolized by the Menorah, a candelabra of nine candles is commemorated because (long story short) one family, the Maccabees somehow kept an eternal light going in a temple for eight days when they only had enough oil for one day.
Each day of Hanukkah a candle is lit –the first night starting with two: there are eight candles in a row, and one (the shamash) helper candle which is set apart from the others.
St. Louis claims to have the tallest menorah west of the Mississippi– it’s in Kiener Plaza. There was a lighting ceremony at the start of Hanukkah. The menorah is shown in the photo, right.
A list of Hanukkah Events from KSDK:
Hanukkah at MoBOT
Sunday, Dec. 10: Noon-8:30 p.m.
Enjoy live music, dancing, a menorah lighting and other festivities at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Daytime activities are included with regular admission, and evening activities are included with the purchase of a Garden Glow ticket.
For more information, click here.
Menorah Car Parade
Sunday, Dec. 10: 4:30 p.m.
The Menorah Car Parade will head out from Chesterfield Mall on Sunday afternoon. An announcement for the event said the parade will feature cars decorated with menorahs, led by fire trucks, police, and a motorcycle brigade.
You can enter your car into the parade and find more information here.
Chanukah on Main Street St. Charles
Sunday, Dec. 10: 5 p.m.
Join members of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County Sunday evening for holiday fun at Berthold Square Park. The event starts at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
For more information and to register for tickets, click here.
