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Hanukkah Has Begun

December 8th, 2023 by WCBC Radio

The Jewish holiday season of Hanukkah runs through December 15 this year.  It is an annual observance recognizing the miraculous victory of the Maccabees over a Syrian king that destroyed the second temple in Jerusalem.  Cantor Stephanie Greene of the local B’er Chayim congregation on South Centre Street talked to WCBC about the miracle of the oil for the temple menorah…

Cantor Greene said that Hanukkah for the most part is a home based holiday with special foods and games enjoyed by families, in addition to nightly lighting the Menorah…