Anointed to Defeat Darkness | International Fellowship of Christians and Jews

Anointed to Defeat Darkness | International Fellowship of Christians and Jews: Anointed to Defeat Darkness Yael Eckstein  |  December 21, 2022 Command the Israelites to bring you clear oil of pressed olives for the light so that the lamps may be kept burning. —Exodus 27:20 This month, my family and I will join Jews around the world in celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. Enjoy this collection of my devotional teachings on this festival that Jesus celebrated (John 10:22) and explore the many lessons of faith that this observance has for Christians and Jews alike Hanukkah, like every Jewish festival, has its special traditional foods. And for Hanukkah, the special foods all revolve around oil. For Jews from European backgrounds like myself, the main traditional food is potato latkes. Latkes basically are potato pancakes deep-fried in oil. Most people I know eat them with apple sauce or sour cream. For Sephardic Jews — those from North African or Middle Eastern backgrounds — the food of the season is called sufganiyot, jelly-filled donuts deep-fried in oil. Here in Israel, where the majority of Jews are Sephardic, these delicious jelly donuts are everywhere at this time of year. Personally, I try not to eat too many! Oil is connected to Hanukkah