When it comes to Hanukkah and food, the first type of food that comes to mind is anything deep fried, like latkes and Israeli jelly doughnuts. But, also associated with the celebration of Hanukkah is cheese. Like the Hanukkah story of the Maccabees regaining control over the Temple in Jerusalem, Judith is also a figure who strove for freedom from oppression. As the story goes, Judith’s community had come under siege by the Assyrian army and its leader Holofernes. Brave Judith approached Holofernes’ tent and pretended to seduce him, all the while purposely feeding him salty cheese and quenching his thirst with wine. Eventually Holofernes became int...
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