Thursday, Decem 6:30pm – Latke Frying Workshop.

Did you know that buñuelos are actually mentioned in the first European translations of the bible from the original Hebrew interpreted into Spanish during the middle-ages? To this day they are special and sacred treats for Latinos of many faith traditions.

Learn both the history and learn the know-how to make the tradition winter treat of sweetened fried dough, culturally shared by Sephardic Jews for Chanukah and Christians during Christmas making our own spiced pillocillo syrup for them as well. Tuesday, Novem 6:30pm – Buñuelo Making Workshop. Sometimes the only way to understand a culture is through taste, for this reason the good-book says: “Taste and see that the LORD is good.” (Psalms 34:8) We need to have a visceral experience with a faith culture to appreciate it, and food is the best way for people to enjoy that experience. Sponsored by: BOYLE HEIGHTS HISTORY STUDIOS (& TOURS), THE BOYLE HEIGHTS CHAVURAH, and the UCLA ALAN D. We will light the menorah and then get cooking at 6:30pm. Join us for these two FREE events during the Chanukah festival. Want to learn to cook some of your favorite holiday foods? Rituals will be officiated by Rabbi Robin Podolsky and Reb Shmuel Gonzales (the Barrio Boychik) in Hebrew, English and Spanish/Ladino. THE EIGHTH NIGHT OF CHANUKAH (“Zot Chanukah / This is Chanukah”) – On the night of December 5th, 2021 at 7pm, join us for the height of the festival celebration when all the lights are lit and at their brightest, and enjoy some free holiday food with us and our local Boyle Heights neighbors. We will even be hosting workshops to learn how to make some of these very special seasonal treats that you wont want to miss! Join us for the festival of Chanukah – also spelled Hannukah, or even Jannukka if you’re Spanish-speaking – however you spell it, we are celebrating the Jewish holiday known as the Festival of Lights, with special FREE programming in honor of this special eight-day Jewish celebration which brightens and warms up the darkest and coldest time of the year.Īnd we will share the diversity of the Jewish experience with sharing traditional Jewish foods from all around the world which commemorate the miracle of the oil lasting eight-days, with delicious food fried in oil: sufganiyot (the Holy Land), buñuelos (Spanish), sfeng (North African), and latkes (Central and Eastern European).

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