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Hewlett and Woodmere communities celebrate the Festival of Lights
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Alex Vinstein lit the menorah at the Triangle in Hewlett last Sunday.
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The Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association and the Chabad of Hewlett organized a community menorah lighting at the Triangle in Hewlett last Sunday. Josh and Ben Rudgayzer, Rivkie Tenenboim and Bassi Tenenboim cozied up to a dreidel.
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Children and adults had hot chocolate and snacked on chocolate gelt on the first night of Hanukkah on Dec. 6.
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Potato latkes, dreidels and gelt (the chocolate coins given to children) were handed out by the Chabad of Hewlett as the Jewish organization took part in the Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association menorah lighting at the Triangle by Broadway and West Broadway last Sunday, the first night of Hanukkah.
Celebrated for eight days, Hanukkah marks the miracle of the oil that was supposed last for only one day it but lit the menorah in the Holy Temple for eight days. The holiday, known as the Festival of Lights, also marks a military triumph as the ancient Hebrews led by the Maccabee family defeated the Syrian-Greeks in battle.
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