Chanukah Fun in the 5 Towns

Music: Chony Milecki

Chanukah Experience

Light up the night (and day) with Chabad of the Five Towns’ 18th Annual Chanukah Experience, December 9-14 located at 136 Washington Avenue in Cedarhurst.

Enjoy your favorite Chabad Chanukah activities such as face painting, meeting Yehudah HaMacabee, creating menorahs with Legos and Clics, Latke making, Chanukah game show, clay bar where children can get creative and a Toddler Center. The experience has now been supersized and includes a huge dreidel with interactive projects.

Check out “The Giving Menorah” a 6 foot “Friendship” Menorah. Children will create Friendship Bracelets and every child will have the opportunity to request where the Friendship bracelets will be donated.

Musical, magical, artistic, tasty, and fun events each day. Tickets will be sold at the door for 1 ½ hour time slots. Admission is $10 per person for an all inclusive experience, or choose to pay $5.00 per person, and purchase the craft projects separately for $2 each.

Either way, it will be great fun!

Thank you to the co- sponsors of this event, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brafman, Central Perk, Five Towns Jewish Times, Gourmet Glatt, Jacobs Real Estate Advisors LLC, Novak Juhase and Stern LLP, Party Source, Qcumbers, and Seasons.

Menorah Lightings each Night
Follow the Chanukah fun to the Andrew J. Parise Park (formerly the Cedarhurst Park), corner of Cedarhurst and Summit Avenues, for music and hot latkes as community leaders and dignitaries lead the menorah lighting ceremony every evening. The tallest menorah in the Five Towns will be lit each night and on Friday afternoon.

The schedule is as follows:

Motzei Shabbat, December 8, 6:00 PM Mr. David Friedman
Sunday, December 9, 6:00 PM Mr. Benjamin Brafman
Monday, December 10, 6:00 PM Mr. Uri Ottensoser
Tuesday, December 11, 6:00 PM Mr. Aaron Fischman
Wednesday, December 12,6:00 PM Mr. Moishe Ratner of Gourmet Glatt
Thursday, December 13, 6:00 PM Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Congregation Aish Kodesh
Friday, December 14, 3:00 PM Dr. Binyomin Muller
Motzei Shabbat December 15, 6:00 PM Mr. Kenneth Austin

Chanukah Concert
Following the Menorah lighting in Cedarhurst Park on Wednesday evening, there will be a fun-filled Jewish music family concert! Bring your family, and sit back and enjoy the exciting music of Yehuda Green, 3 generations of Piamentas, Yoni Z., and Benny Friedman compliments of Gourmet Glatt.

New for this year! There will be other public menorah lightings- on Motzei Shabbat December 8 at 7:00 PM on 248 Rockaway Tpke (across from Lowes) There is free parking behind the building. On Monday, December 10 at 5:15 PM, Chabad of Hewlett will have a Menorah Lighting outside the Merrill Lynch building, 1403 Broadway (corner of Broadway and East Rockaway)

Chanukah on Ice
On Tuesday, December 11 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Chabad of Hewlett will be hosting a “Chanukah on Ice” extravaganza. Stop by Grant Park ice skating rink and watch how a block of ice becomes a giant 5 foot Menorah! For more information please contact Chabad of Hewlett at (516) 295-3413 or www.jewishhewlett.com

We at Chabad have made great inroads in our endeavor to bring light into the lives of many. We are lighting candles, and more importantly, we are lighting Neshamas, igniting the often dormant sparks of Judaism for many. Please invest in our community efforts to enable us to continue our efforts towards permeating the Five Towns and surrounding communities with the feeling and joy of Chanukah.

For more information about Chanukah activities please visit us at www.chabad5towns.com
For sponsorship opportunities please call (516) 295-2478