A ceremony was held last night outside the county office building, officially illuminating a Menorah to symbolize the beginning of Hanukkah. Rabbi Simcha Morgenstern of the Chabad Synagogue in New City said despite a rise in antisemitic activity, each candle in the menorah signifies the small things that should be done to help make the world a better place…
Hanukkah began Sunday night and runs through the 26th. Also known as “The Festival of Lights,” Hanukkah celebrates the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem that was destroyed by the Greek army.