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Festival of lights

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Rabbi Eli Tenenbaum of the Chabad Jewish Center of Napa Valley leads Napa’s first ever public menorah-lighting ceremony celebrating Hanukkah. | Buy photos

Napans gather to celebrate sixth day of Hanukkah

Thursday, December 21, 2006

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By Jorgen Gulliksen

Rabbi Eli Tenenbaum of the Chabad Jewish Center of Napa Valley leads Napa’s first ever public menorah-lighting ceremony celebrating Hanukkah.

Dozens of people gathered in the Napa Town Center rotunda to take part in the Jewish holiday tradition, which commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after the Macabee war victory over the Seleucid empire.

According to tradition, after the victory, there was only a small amount of oil left to light the eternal flame in the temple but, the lamp continued to burn for eight days while new oil was prepared.

4 comment(s)

Just wondering???? wrote on Dec 21, 2006 9:46 AM:

" How is this FRONT PAGE article diffrent from the "PRE DAWN PILGRIMAGE" article on the front page December 13th. Where are all the nasty comments? Or are those reserved for hispanics only? "

Joseph wrote on Dec 21, 2006 10:00 AM:

" Wow! This is awesome. "

wondering wrote on Dec 21, 2006 4:27 PM:

" Where are all coments about religion being on the front page? "

Sammy wrote on Dec 21, 2006 7:20 PM:

" I can just it now, a group of Catholics carrying a cross for a ceremony in the Napa Todwn Center and getting arrested. It depends on who you. "

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