New York City To Celebrate Chanukah With Lighting Of 32-Foot-Tall Menorah
New York City was set to start the celebration of Chanukah Saturday evening with the ceremonial lighting of a 32-foot-tall memorial at the southeast edge of Central Park.
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New York City was set to start the celebration of Chanukah Saturday evening with the ceremonial lighting of a 32-foot-tall memorial at the southeast edge of Central Park.
At Bethel Nursery School, the kids are learning all about Chanukah, which marks the Jewish people's struggle for religious freedom.
The festivities of Chanukah include eating potato latkes, also known as delicious potato pancakes. We've taste-tested the best latkes in New York City for the holiday. Here's where to find them.
Hanukkah is coming up -- the first night of the holiday is December 8. Reality television star and co-author of Secrets of a Jewish Mother, Jill Zarin, stopped by The Couch to share her family recipe for potato pancakes.
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From Kwanzaa celebrations at the American Museum of Natural History to the Three Kings Parade in East Harlem, there's more to New York City than the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree this holiday season.
In modern times, people celebrate Chanukah by lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel for gelt and eating oil-rich foods such as potato pancakes—also known as latkes. Here are 4 ways you can celebrate Chanukah in New York City.
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