LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Grand Menorah lighting is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 26, at 4 p.m. on the Fremont Avenue Expertise in downtown Las Vegas, based on officers from Chabad of Southern Nevada.
The 20-foot menorah is the most important in Southern Nevada, officers stated. The lighting ceremony will probably be on the nook of 4th Avenue and Fremont.
Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley is scheduled to attend the ceremony, which highlights Chanukah’s message of spiritual freedom. Steve Siegel will gentle the Grand Menorah in considered one of many occasions throughout the valley celebrating Chanukah — generally spelled Hanukkah — which started on Dec. 25 at sunset and culminates on Jan. 2.
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“Chanukah reminds us that a little light can defeat an empire of darkness, human goodness can defy terror and brute force, and life and spiritual vitality can overcome destruction”, Rabbi Shea Harlig, Director of Chabad of Southern Nevada, stated in a information launch. “Especially in America, founded to vigorously protect the right of every person to practice his or her religion free from restraint and persecution, the Menorah takes on profound significance, embodying both religious and constitutional principles.”
Chanukah is named the Pageant of Lights, marking the victory greater than 2,100 years in the past when Jewish individuals regained management of their temple in historical Israel.
The occasion will characteristic music, latkes (potato pancakes) and free dreidels for the youngsters.
