*Volunteer at a local soup kitchen or senior center, or help deliver holiday baskets.
*Play a game of dreidel using Chanukah gelt as “gambling money.”
*Listen to Chanukah songs or learn new ones. Compose a family poem.
*Learn to make latkes and sufganiot (jelly doughnuts).
*Plan your tzedakah for the next year. Consider the issues that are important and discuss with family members how to put your values into action.
*As you light the chanukiah, ask family members to dedicate candles for special people in their lives.
For more suggestions, go online at www.jfcs.org.