Bob Schwartz

I don’t generally use emojis. But I sent a Hanukkah text greeting to a loved one who does use emojis and I decided to lean in.

When I searched emojis for Hanukkah, I got the usual suspects: menorah, Jewish star, wrapped gift box, etc.

And a chicken.

Is there something I don’t know about Hanukkah? Potato latkes are a traditional food, and you can’t make latkes without eggs, and you can’t have eggs without chickens or some other egg-laying animal.

Maybe that’s it. Or maybe something more esoteric that the keyboard developers know about.

I guess I will declare this chicken

the unofficial mascot of Hanukkah. At least for now.