Hanukkah 2012 in Reading and North Reading
Celebrate the Festival of Lights locally with fun events and delicious recipes.
This year, Hanukkah begins on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 8, and ends a week later on Sunday, Dec. 16. According to Chabad.org, Hanukkah starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev and lasts for eight days. For those of us who aren't attuned to the Jewish calendar, that translates to sundown on Saturday, Dec. 8. You can celebrate Hanukkah locally at Temple Shir Tikvah in Winchester with a community celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9 at 4 p.m. or at Temple Emanuel in Andover on Friday, Dec. 14 with a night of Hanukkah music "New Orleans Jazz Style." Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the story of the Maccabean Revolt against Syrian rulers in present day Israel 2,300 years ago. The Maccabees wanted to rededicate …
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