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DECEMBER 1, 2021
VOL. 102, NO. 48
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Photo by Jessica Keller After reciting a prayer marking the first night of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, Chabad of Queen Anne Rabbi Shnait Levitin overcame technical difficulties to light the public menorah Sunday evening at the corner of Crockett and Queen Anne Avenue North. To see more photos of the Hanukkah carnival, go to page 8.
Local Jewish residents share what makes Hanukkah special to them
By Jessica Keller
QA&Mag News editor
Although it’s not known as a major religious holiday, Hanukkah is celebrated by the local Jewish community in a variety of ways, with families setting their own traditions. Chabad of Queen Anne Rabbi Shnait Levitin said the eight-day holiday, which began Sunday evening and concludes Monday evening, is a busy time for him as both a pastor and a father. Sunday evening, he hosted
a public menorah lighting and Hanukkah carnival before lighting his family’s menorah with his wife and two sons at home. While the public celebration featured strong cultural elements, such as fried foods popular at Hanukkah: latkes and jelly rolls, traditionally, Hanukkah is strongly tied to family. “You’re not supposed to light the menorah by yourself,” Levitin said, adding for eight days, Jewish families are reminded to turn off the business of the world off for an hour or two and spend time with family by reciting prayers
and lighting the menorah, playing games, such as dreidel, and giving gifts or Hanukkah gelt. “It’s definitely got a very strong family element to it.” It also has a universal message, Levitin said, which he shared at the public menorah lighting Sunday: one of religious freedom and the understanding that light can dispel darkness as long as people make an effort to keep spreading the light. “The message is we don’t just absolve ourselves our obligations [after one day], and our opportunity to spread light continues to
grow,” he said. Of course, Hannukah elicits other feeling, as well. Magnolia resident David Kaplan remembers Hanukkah being a “big deal” for him and his sister growing up in Mercer Island. A highlight, Kaplan said, was the presents they received for each night of Hannukah. “I would go crazy trying to figure out what was what,” he said. As he got older, his family’s tradition changed, and he would
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