PHOTO GALLERY: Temple Emanu-El celebrates start of Hanukkah
To celebrate the start of Hanukkah Sunday, Dec. 18, Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead held a community menorah lighting.
The event featured donuts (sufganiyot), latkes, dreidel games and a performance by magician George Saterial.
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, continues for eight nights, through Sunday, Dec. 25.
Here are some scenes from the festivities at Temple Emanu-El. (Click on photos to enlarge and review the gallery.)
Lisa Spinale lights a candle from Rabbi David Meyer’s shamash during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. The event featured donuts (sufganiyot), latkes, dreidel games and a performance by magician George Saterial. (Current photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Eddie Merlin, 4, tries not to get messy as he eats a jelly doughnut (sufganiyah) during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Rabbi David Meyer lights the shamash, or first candle of the menorah, for Hanukkah as Kylie Barrett, 11, left looks on during a community menorah lighting Sunday Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Lisa Spinale lights a candle with her granddaughter, Savvy Williams, 8, as others pass the light during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Savvy Williams, 8, looks on as Betty Dyer and Linda Ham help light their menorah during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Ariel Pedan and his brother Ilya Pedan ready their menorah during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Sherice Siegel, 5, shares a laugh with her mom, Alanna, during a community menorah lighting for Hanukkah Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Magician George Saterial talks with helper Brandon Keenholtz, 7, during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Adam Greenberg carries his son, Jake, 18 months, who is sporting his Hanukkah pajamas, during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)People gather around the tables during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. The event featured donuts (sufganiyot), latkes, dreidel games, and a performance by magician George Saterial. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)Toddlers twins Jack and Roy Meyers, along with Adley Yomtov, watch magician George Saterial intensely during a community menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 18 at Temple Emanu-El. (Current Photo/Nicole Goodhue Boyd)
