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Pandemic Not Stopping Chanukah Events
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a full day of online activities. The
international festival of music,
yoga and dance performances
will be beamed into your living
room via Vimeo and Zoom, and
will feature performers from
Philadelphia and beyond. There
will be Yiddish tango music, a
Chanukah-focused lecture, a
social hour with a Chanukah
sing-along and much more.

Whole day ($36) and single event
($0-12) tickets are available.

Details can be found at nashirah.

org/virtual-festival-2020. Dec. 6,
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
is going to look a little different
this year, but organizations
around Philadelphia are
working hard to bring a little
warmth to everyone who’s
celebrating. Upside down as
the world may seem, latkes still
fry in oil and dreidels still have
four sides.

Check out our city’s wide
variety of Chanukah events,
many of which will be acces-
Latke Love From Israel
sible via Zoom.

Subscribers to IsraeliBox, a
service that provides once-a-
A Festival of Light & Hope:
month packages of Israeli
Music & Dance From Around
products, may already be
the World
Nashirah, the Jewish Chorale familiar with Israeli chefs and
of Greater Philadelphia, will offer entrepreneurs Ayelet Venezia
and Maya Balaban. For the
rest of us, the Kaiserman JCC
will host a Zoom-based latke-
making demonstration led by
Venezia and Balaban. Recipes
will be provided in advance for
those who want to cook along.

General admission is $36, and
registration can be found at
phillyjcc.com/latkelove. Dec. 6,
10 a.m.

Miracle Garden
At the South Philadelphia
Shtiebel’s outdoor space,
participants will be invited
to “plant” miracles into a
Miracle Garden, an inspira-
tional outdoor art installation.

One pod will be allowed in the
Miracle Garden at a time, and
time can be reserved at south-
philadelphiashtiebel.org. Times
available between Dec. 10-16.

Bucks County Kehillah
Community Chanukah
Celebration Co-sponsored by Temple
Judea of Doylestown, the
Clergy Council and jkidphilly,
this Bucks County Kehillah
celebration will take place on
Zoom. There will be Chanukah
tales, joyous music, crafts,
dance and candlelighting. The
registration link can be found
on the Bucks County Kehillah’s
Facebook page, and questions
can be sent to Carrie Matez at
buckscounty@kehillah.jewish- philly.org. Dec. 13, 3-4 p.m.

Joy in Resistance
Kol Tzedek Synagogue’s
annual Chanukah party, adapted
for Zoom, is built around the idea
that joy in the face of adversity is
a form of resistance. With that
in mind, get ready to do a whole
lot of resisting; there will be
Chanukah trivia, a “Great Jewish
Bake Off,” a dance-off, singing
and much more. This year’s party
will serve as a fundraiser for
YEAH Philly. Registration can
be found at koltzedek.org, and
there is a suggested donation of
$18-$180 per family, though no
one will be turned away. Dec. 13,
4:30-6:30 p.m.

Center City Kehillah
Chanukah Candle Lighting
Online Center City Kehillah will
host a short online program on
the fifth night of Chanukah,
where participants will be able
to light candles together in a
group ceremony, via Zoom. If
you’re short on candles, fear
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wishes can pick up Chanukah
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of Greater Philadelphia and
jkidphilly will host an online Don’t Let The Light Go Out
celebration for this year’s
In lieu of the traditional
Festival of Lights. Participants in-person gala, Aish Chaim’s
will be treated to a magic show, annual gathering will be
Chanukah songs and Chanukah a Zoom-based Chanukah
bingo before a group candle- celebration. Many sponsorship
lighting ceremony. Registration options are available for those
information can be found at the who wish to contribute, and all
Jewish Federation of Greater come with a box of Chanukah
Philadelphia’s Facebook page; necessaries and a sandwich to
bingo cards and prayer booklets be picked up on the day of
will be available via digital the event. Registration can be
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