Festival of Lights: Jewish community holds traditional Menorah lighting ceremony at Ed Hales Park | Religion

The Fifth night time of Hanukkah is well known at Ed Hales Park on Thursday night, December 22. Neighborhood members of all ages introduced menorahs of all styles and sizes to their households to shine a lightweight on the feast. Hanukkah is a Jewish vacation commemorating the liberation of Jerusalem and the rededication of the Second Temple in the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt within the 2nd century BC. Legend has it that the Jews rose up towards the Greco-Syrian oppressors within the Maccabean Revolt.

Redlands Congregation Emanu El has been main this neighborhood’s menorah lighting since 2018. This yr Hanukkah is well known from Sunday, December 18th to Monday, December twenty sixth. Hanukkah, that means “devotion” in Hebrew, falls between November and December. Based on the Hebrew calendar. Throughout these festivities, the band was greeted by Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel.

As an introduction to Hanukkah historical past, a miraculous small quantity of oil was shared, which burned for eight days within the Temple. The symbolism of the Menorah is subsequently the eight candles and a ninth candle, often known as the Shamass candle or helper. Every night time the Shamass candle is lit with a prayer as you mild the candles one after the other, relying on the day.

Tonight you may see the 5 candles lit and the Damascus celebrating the fifth night time.

Blessings was led by Cantor and Rabbi Emeritus Hillel Cohn, with whom many within the Redlands and San Bernardino communities share the vacation blessings.

Hanukkah is a celebration of pleasure, mild and fertility.

The singer additionally shared the significance of tolerance and selling solidarity and energy as we hear hatred and cruelty around the globe.

Households have a good time Hanukkah by lighting the Menorah, sharing items and Hanukkah gelt (cash), consuming fried meals similar to latkes (potato pancakes) and jelly buns, enjoying the sport of Dreidel, and singing.

“The voices resounded downtown, filling the night with celebrations and ending the night with the closing track, “I Am a Latke.”