#5707 – Milk the Cheese for All it is Worth!

Question

DEAR Rabbi Is there the minhag (tradition) to drink milk on Chanuka?

Answer

There is indeed a tradition to eat cheese on Chanuka as mentioned in Shulchan Aruch." (Shulchan Aruch 670:2, Rem"a; Mishnah Berurah 670:10).

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Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a

Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a

Published: December 18, 2025

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