“Hanukah!” Jake yelped excitedly. Andy, only slightly more composed himself, didn’t have the heart to tell him to calm down.
“Don’t forget your kippas, boys,” their father reminded him, his head already covered. Andy kept one beside his prayer book for Hebrew school and went to fetch it. When he returned, he found his brother wearing a brightly colored winter sock hat with a pompom at the end.
“You look stupid,” Andy told him.
“Nuh-uh,” Jake protested.
“Dad, make him take it off.”
“I think he’s OK wearing it tonight,” their father said. “But not tomorrow.”
“Definitely not,” their mother seconded.
With no further adieu, the family gathered around the menorah. Andy’s father struck a match, lit the shamas and passed it off to Andy, who was surprised to take the burning candle in his hand.