Marblehead kicked off its Hanukkah celebrations this season with a community menorah lighting and continued over the weekend with a Hanukkah event at Temple Emanu-El, all happening in preparation for the holiday to begin on Dec. 25. The menorah lighting, held on the lawn of National Grand Bank on Pleasant Street, brought the community together to celebrate the Festival of … [Read more...] about Shining light on the Hanukkah celebrations
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Marblehead lights up for Hanukkah
Dozens braved temperatures that flirted with and eventually dipped below freezing last Thursday to come together and witness menorah lightings on the first night of Hanukkah. The Jewish holiday spans eight nights, beginning this year on Dec. 7, and commemorates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the second century B.C.E. after a small group of Jewish fighters … [Read more...] about Marblehead lights up for Hanukkah