Hanukkah, o Hanukkah, Come Light the Menorah
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Michael Wiener lights the Hanukkah menorah at Mirro Lake as Rabbi Moshe Lazaros of Chabad of Chabad of Polk County looks on
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Rabbi Moshe Lazaros (right) looks on as the Hanukkah menorah at Lake Mirror, Lakeland, is begun to be lit at sunset Sunday, Dec. 9. The person behind the sign doing the lighting is Michael Wiener.
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"I'm here with Keden, said his grandfather, Owen Heatwole, "so he can learn about other traditions." Neither are Jewish.
Keden, 6, said the Hanukkah menorah lighting party was exciting.
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Depending upon who you asked, the question was either yes or no whether Hanukkah went to the dogs ... in this case, Gizmo Geodog, who sports a pair of dreidels.
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Menucha Rivkin, 3, has the outline of a Hanukkah menorah painted on her forehead by Pam Katz.
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And the answer is ...
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Henry Griffin is fed a latke (a potato pancake) by his wife, Charlotte.
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Rabbi Moshe Lazaros welcomes everyone to theHanukkah menorah lighting as sunset has just started.
It did not matter whether one was Jewish, all were welcome to — and did — join in and attend and participate in the third annual Hanukkah menorah lighting Sunday, Dec. 9, at Lake Mirror in Lakeland.
Sponsored by Chabad of Polk County, children and adults alike had the opportunity to indulge in games and entertainment, as well as nosh on foods associated with the holiday, such as latkes (potato pancakes).
