Rabbi Elliot Skiddell lit the menorah with Lily Knobel and Brooke Freidman.
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Congregants gathered to celebrate the menorah lighting.
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Youth member Hannah Umansky read about the celebration.
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The members of Central Synagogue of Nassau County and Beth Emeth Synagogue, which share space at 430 DeMott Ave., celebrated Hanukkah with a public menorah lighting on Dec. 17.
Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray came out to celebrate with the congregants. Hanukkah, the eight-day celebration of the rededication of the Temple after the Maccabees defeated the Syrians, runs from Dec. 16 to Dec. 24 this year.
