I love you a latke. Now it's the holidays

The holidays are upon us. We all celebrate -- each in a way that is uniquely our own, but with a commonality that ties us all together.

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We were a couple of days late, but the latkes were sizzling happily in a cast iron pan on the stove. And the house was suffused with the warm and comforting smell of olive oil.

And that’s when it felt like the holidays were finally upon us.

Sure, our little interfaith family had lit candles for the eight nights of Hanukkah.…