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I remember singing “Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day” as a young child in Philadelphia. How different the whole experience is in Israel – even when it seems to be raining a lot, so much of the population is grateful! That’s what comes from living in an arid country.

Perhaps because of its proximity to Christmas, the holiday of Chanukah is more widely celebrated outside of Israel than are many other Jewish holidays and festivals. Almost everyone knows the story of the one-day supply of oil that miraculously lasted for eight days in the Temple – which gives us the tradition of eating fried foods during Chanukah, mainly sufganiot (donuts) in Israel and latkes (potato pancakes) abroad.