Giant Menorah Lighting at Englewood City Hall

Pictured left to right:

Rabbi Ephraim Simon of the Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County,

Dreidel Song Performer from the Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County,

Mayor Wildes, and James Schwalbe of East Hill Synagogue

Mayor Wildes participated in the lighting of the candles at the Annual Community Chanukah Celebration & Giant Menorah Lighting at Englewood City Hall that was hosted by the Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County.

Chanukah is the eight-day Jewish "Festival of Lights." Each evening at sunset an additional candle is lit to commemorate the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem some 2000 years ago. The holiday also celebrates the miracle of one day's worth of pure ritual oil burning for eight days until a new supply could be obtained. “The message of Chanukah,” explains Rabbi Ephraim Simon, Executive Director of Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County and spiritual leader for the Teaneck Chabad House, “is one of hope in the face of extreme adversity. It's a message with broad appeal to everyone who believes in religious freedom and that faith and determination can triumph against even the most overwhelming odds.”

 

Paid for by Friends of Michael J. Wildes For Mayor, Assemblyman Arnold Brown, Treasurer

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