I love the long nights of this time of year. I can feel Hanukkah coming. We will eat sweet and savory potato pancakes and jelly donuts. Each night, as the sun sets a little earlier, we will kindle one more candle on the menorah and watch the flames reflected in the windowpane. As the candles burn, it will be time to play dreidel. This is my 4-year-old’s favorite part: spinning the top and eating…