How donuts became Israel’s official Hanukkah treat – Jewish holiday’s quintessential deep fired treat was brought to Israel by Polish immigrants, and is a tribute to the biblical miracle of light that saw a menorah stay lit thanks to only a drop of oil in around 200 BCE | ynetnews

Every year, as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah approaches, you can see jelly-filled donuts popping up in bakeries across Israel.
Called sufganiyah (plural: sufganiyot) in Hebrew, they typically only appear around the holiday season, usually showing up at the beginning of the Hebrew month Kislev, the month that Hanukkah takes place in.