2. Reciting Blessings The menorah-lighting ritual involves more than just putting flame to a wick: Jewish religious tradition involves reciting one of three Hebrew blessings, described below.

The National Menorah lighting tradition started in 1979 and has been sponsored by leaders of the Chabad-Lubavitch sect of Orthodox Judaism, a group which often emphasizes public celebrations of ...

The Spartanburg Menorah Lighting part of the 6th Nights of Chanukah took place at Barnet Park in Spartanburg on Dec. 30, 2024. Marlyn Liftoff, 91, one of the oldest member at the Temple B'nai ...

DTSM isn’t the only Menorah in town and the nearby Santa Monica Place will also host a nightly lighting through Jan. 1 as will several local businesses who display menorahs on roofs, parking ...

VENTNOR — Families turned out on a cool winter night to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah with a community menorah lighting Wednesday, presented by Chabad at the Shore and the city. There was ...

Skokie held a Hanukkah menorah lighting Dec. 26. One rabbi said Skokie was one of the first municipalities in Illinois, besides Chicago, to start holding public menorah lightings in the mid-1980s.

One candle is lit each night. The menorah holds nine candles, one of which is the shamash, meaning attendant, which is used to light the other eight.

A 50-year American tradition of public menorahs will continue locally with Chabad N.E. Iowa’s annual lighting of a menorah on the sixth night of Hanukkah in Cedar Rapids next week.

The menorah, strategically placed in a highly visible location, will be lit for the first of eight nights. Kevin Vesey • Dec 26, 2024, 3:04 AM • Updated 28 days ago Share: 1:35 1:38 1:35 2:01 ...

Menorah lighting led by Rabbi Joseph Prass of Congregation Ner Tamid with Hanukkah music, raffles, prizes, free hot chocolate, doughnuts, latkes and chocolate gelt drop. 6:30 p.m. Dec. 28.

Local News Menorah lighting on Penn Square unites community Reading's menorah was lighted in advance of the eight-day festival that begins Dec. 25.