Best Latkes Poems

‘Twas the night before Christmas and I didn’t care;
I had dozens of latkes I had to prepare.
The menorah was ready, with candles to light,
Waiting there...

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The winter season brings in 
the festival of light
   in its wake
The battle which took place over a millennium ago 
  Still...

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HANUKKAH
Festival of Lights/ Feast of Dedication,

As a kid, Hanukkah
was the Jewish replacement for Christmas,
But even better!
We celebrated for eight nights,
Which meant eight presents!
It was the...

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I am from

I am from my mom’s jean jacket with leather lining, from levi’s and converse. 
I am from the cracked blue painted walls and...

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Hanukkah is a time for presents, potatoes and dreidels,
Everyone has fun, even babies in cradles,
They can watch the dreidel spin, and spin and spin,
until they...

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Nine hundred plus are on our ship,
A Viking ocean cruise,
And of the people we had met,
We were the only Jews.

So we were quite surprised that...

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I love Jewish food,
So does my tum,
It makes my mouth water
And delights my tongue.

I worked in the City.
Of London years ago
London brings back memories,
That I...

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Happy Thanksgivukkah!
Latkes and turkey!
Protocol here is
A little bit murky.

It hasn't happened
For thousands of years
And we'll all be dead
Before it reappears.

So watch all your football
And spin...

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Light the candles, flames so bright 
   Chanukah's here eight days and nights
Spin the dreidel 'round and 'round
   Potato latkes frying,...

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O Chanukah, dear
  my problem is clear
You arrived way, way
  too early this year

What's a fellow to do
  your candles all through
Potato...

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Is it Hanukkah 
Or Chanukah 
Both are correct
It depends if you use the Latin or Hebrew dialect 

Regardless of what you say
The meaning is the...

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Channukah Candles

  Burn so bright … Latkes delight …

            Spin the Dreidel!...

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**Chanukah**


Colored Candles

Luscious Latkes

Songs and Prayers 


Love and Heritage

Dreidel Playing

Peace for Israel


**Chanukah**



12/13/2022

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On Chanukah we dreidel spin
And chocolate gelt we hope to win.
If we get Gimel ‘stead of Shin,
Let’s celebrate tonight.

We eat some latkes, oil-fried,
Which balabustas* made...

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~ As the Dreidels Spin ~ 

  Game, set and match
    Here comes a fresh batch
  of potato latkes, as...

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