While we'd been very conscientious about
celebrating Chanukah in Ithaca, there was no way around it -- it was
overshadowed by Christmas. So we were very excited when our friends Sarah and
Phil and their kids Eli (Ella's sitter) and Emma invited us over for an all-out
Chanukah celebration. Along with at least a dozen other Jew....ish Hyde
Parkians, we feasted on Latkes, homemade chicken soup and all the trimmings. We
knew these guys were great at Passover but this was our first experience with
the Woelk-Durst Chanukah. It was
perfect.