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Public Hanukkah lightings planned in cities worldwide
AP Photo: Markus Schreiber. Hanukkah: Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, right, and Rabbi Segal Shmoel, left, install a giant Hanukkah menorah at the Pariser Platz on Friday in front of the Brandeburg Gate in Berlin. IMAGE
Candles will glow at landmarks around the world to mark the first night of Hanukkah.
In London, a menorah lighting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Dec. 10 in Trafalgar Square. In Paris, a lighting planned for 8 p.m. Dec. 9 will include a concert with live Jewish music and a live video link to menorah lightings in New York and Jerusalem at the Western Wall. In Berlin, the menorah lighting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9.
In New York, a "Hanukkah on Ice" event is planned for 6-9 p.m. Dec. 10, with a concert and skating party at the rink in Central Park just north of the 59th Street entrance. At 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, a giant menorah carved from blocks of ice will be lit at 6 p.m. Dec. 11.
In Washington, the National Menorah Lighting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Ellipse near the White House, with performances by the U.S. Navy Band and musical group The Three Cantors.
In Miami, the Miami Heat host a Jewish heritage night at the basketball team's Dec. 12 game at American Airlines Arena. A menorah will be lit at halftime, and a Hanukkah party will be held on the court after the game.
Numerous other events, all sponsored by the Chabad Lubavitch outreach organization, are scheduled at locations around the world, from U.S. college campuses to city centers large and small, including outposts in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The family-oriented events are open to all, and most are free. Many of the lightings include live music and children's activities. For a searchable directory of events, visit http://www.hanukkah.org.
The eight-day Jewish holiday begins at sundown Dec. 8. The public menorahs will be lit each night, but the exact timing varies due to observances of the Jewish Sabbath on Friday and Saturday nights, and in order to accommodate the schedules of dignitaries attending some of the bigger events
just disgusting! And near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, no less! A few decades ago, these Sheenies would have been sent to a KZ, and straight away! Now there's a good idea which ought to be revived! -- Karl Wolff III, NSP Director of Communications. 1488!
In New York, a "Hanukkah on Ice" event is planned for 6-9 p.m. Dec. 10, with a concert and skating party at the rink in Central Park just north of the 59th Street entrance. At 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, a giant menorah carved from blocks of ice will be lit at 6 p.m. Dec. 11.
In Washington, the National Menorah Lighting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Ellipse near the White House, with performances by the U.S. Navy Band and musical group The Three Cantors.
In Miami, the Miami Heat host a Jewish heritage night at the basketball team's Dec. 12 game at American Airlines Arena. A menorah will be lit at halftime, and a Hanukkah party will be held on the court after the game.
Numerous other events, all sponsored by the Chabad Lubavitch outreach organization, are scheduled at locations around the world, from U.S. college campuses to city centers large and small, including outposts in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The family-oriented events are open to all, and most are free. Many of the lightings include live music and children's activities. For a searchable directory of events, visit http://www.hanukkah.org.
The eight-day Jewish holiday begins at sundown Dec. 8. The public menorahs will be lit each night, but the exact timing varies due to observances of the Jewish Sabbath on Friday and Saturday nights, and in order to accommodate the schedules of dignitaries attending some of the bigger events
just disgusting! And near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, no less! A few decades ago, these Sheenies would have been sent to a KZ, and straight away! Now there's a good idea which ought to be revived! -- Karl Wolff III, NSP Director of Communications. 1488!
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