There is other news besides Madoff around our Jewish world on the this, the first day of Chanukah:

• Here in Jerusalem, a British tourist volunteering at the dig outside the Dung Gate, discovered 264 gold coins from the Byzantine Period.

And this:

• Globes is reporting that Israelis will consume 18 million sufganyot (donuts) and 42 million candles this Chanukah – representing a rise of 3% for the donuts and 5% for candles compared with last year.