Many public Menorah lightings around the world are now faced with local governments refusing to give permits for outdoor gatherings due to covid-19.
Of course, the Chabad centers have come up with creative ways to promote the miracle of lights in a safe environment.
Many concerts, celebrations and Menorah lightings will still take place around the world, some in outdoor settings, many as drive-through events, and some fully virtually.
Chabad centers from Australia to New Jersey and California have come together to produce unique Chanukah mini-virtual concerts that will be shown on large screens around the world and on the backs and sides of LED trucks driven through cities around the world.
The 8th Day band is harnessing green screen technology to allow each center to have a custom festive celebration and virtual concert.
Avi Feder of New Jersey is producing the individual videos for each center.
“The idea is to have the band welcome people in their local communities and mention their sponsors by name,” says Avi Feder, a longtime promoter of Jewish events.
“Many Chabad centers have asked us if we can create custom programming for their Zoom or Facebook live events, so we came up with this idea that works well for Drive-In lightings as well as the LED trucks,” Feder says.
“When it comes to spreading light, there’s very few that manage to do it the way Chabad centers have been doing for the past 60 years!” says Shmuli Marcus of 8th Day Band.
“With covid-19 restrictions, Chabad has found new ways to spread light, joy, and the message that just like G-d did miracles in those days, he surely will do them nowadays!”
Looks like 8th day is already starting already that is awesome thank you for sharing and let’s begin the preparations 🙂