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Community celebrates the annual lighting of the Hanukkah menorah
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The Herbst family gathered at the menorah in Baldwin to light the third candle and celebrate Hanukkah. Jonah, 5, with his father Evan, and his sisters Talia and Elisha, both 8, stand with their parents Evan and Shelley Herbst, and grandmother Anna Edelstein.
Photos by Maureen Lennon/Herald
Stacy Eager Leavitt and her daughter, Arielle, serve up some holiday foods, including latkes, soup, and jelly donuts at the South Jewish Center’s Hanukkah celebration.
Evelyn Estrine, co-president of the South Baldwin Jewish Center serves Don David Lusterman some vegetable soup.
Evan Herbst holds his son Jonah, 5, as he lights the thirdrd candle of the menorah.
Politicians were on hand to help the South Baldwin Jewish Center celebrate Hanukkah. From left are Jeff Barkan, vice president of the Jewish Center, Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran, state Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, Evelyn Estrine, Jewish Center co-president, Debbie Pugliese, representing Hempstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney and Josh Reichman, cantor of the Jewish Center.
Evelyn Estrine, co-president of the Jewish Center, Cantor Josh Reichman, Roz Langer, Michael Eisman and other members sing some holiday songs before the newly lighted menorah.
The night was cool, but hearts were warm as the South Baldwin Jewish Center celebrated Hanukkah by lighting the community menorah on Dec. 8 at the Long Island Rail Road station.
The community menorah — the nine-pronged candelabrum — was actually lighted on the third night of the holiday. Each candle represents a day of the holiday, with an extra candle, called a shamash or servant candle, used to light the others.
After the lights were fired up, revelers returned to the Jewish Center for a holiday party that featured hot dogs, soup, and traditional latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts).
Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean revolt against the ancient Greeks.
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