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JCC to host Menorah Lighting in Whitefish Bay to welcome third night of Hanukkah

The event, led by the JCC’s leadership team, will include the menorah lighting, blessings for the third night of Hanukkah, and a welcome to Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.
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VILLAGE OF WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. — The Harry & Rose Samson Family JCC is hosting a menorah lighting ceremony outside Yellow Wood in Whitefish Bay.

The event, led by the JCC’s leadership team, will include the menorah lighting, blessings for the third night of Hanukkah, and a welcome to Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath.

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The ceremony begins at 4 p.m. outside Yellow Wood at 401 E. Silver Spring Drive in Whitefish Bay. The JCC partnered with Yellow Wood to make the event possible.

Public menorah lightings are a central Hanukkah tradition, symbolizing Jewish pride and shining a light on anti-Semitism, according to a JCC spokesperson.

The Daniel M. Hoan Memorial Bridge will also be illuminated as a menorah each night ofHanukkah in partnership with Light the Hoan.

For more information about Hanukkah programs in the area, click here.


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