If you are reading this on your phone, you will need to click the gray title to go to my blog to watch the video. Tradition is eating latkes on Hanukkah. This is an easy, tasty latke just in time for the holiday. I added a little grated carrot to the potatoes to give it a more golden color. Why we eat Latkes on Hanukkah Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday also known as the Festival of Lights. The holiday is in remembrance of the victory of the ancient Israelites against the oppression of the Syrians and the restoration of the ancient Holy Temple in Jerusalem. The miracle of Hanukkah is that although they had only enough oil to light the Menorah in the Temple for to last for one day, but the little vial of oil burned bright in the Holy Temple and lasted for eight days. Thus on Hanukkah, we light the Hanukkah Menorah ( also called a Hanukiya)) every night for eight nights and eat foods that are made with oil to commemorate the miracle of the oil in the Temple. Eastern European Jews t...