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Eton Chagrin Boulevard

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Menorah To Be Lit at Eton

Annual free event Latkes & Lights features huge menorah, Beachwood mayor, refreshments.

Eton Chagin Boulevard's annual menorah lighting will be Dec. 10. The free annual event, sponsored by Chabad of Cleveland and the Fromovitz Jewish Learning Academy, will be at 6 p.m. followed by entertainment, arts and crafts, a raffle, and traditional Hanukkah refreshments. The menorah will be located Menchie's and Barnes and Noble. “Chanukah's a time for celebrating the freedom to openly celebrate our values. This Menorah reminds us and the world of that message,” said Rabbi Moshe Gancz, Director of the Fromovitz Jewish Learning Academy and Program Director at the Waxman Chabad Center in Beachwood. He added, “A little bit of light dispels much darkness. With all the troubles experienced in Israel recently, the Jewish nation needs …

Friday, December 23, 2011

Photo Gallery: Public Menorah Lighting at Eton Chagrin Boulevard

Lights outside the mall and latkes inside marked the third day of Hanukkah

A steady rain didn't douse the flames leaping from the large menorah outside Eton Chagrin Boulevard on Thursday night. The lights blazed brightly, befitting given they were ignited to observe the third day of Hanukkah. The menorah lighting at Eton Chagrin Boulevard was sponsored by Chabad of Cleveland and the Fromovitz Jewish Learning Academy. Dozens of families attended the event, which also featured free latkes, doughnuts and other snacks. Latkes, or potato pancakes, and doughnuts are Hanukkah food because they are fried in oil, a substance essential to the holiday. Hanukkah lasts for eight days and is also known as the "festival of lights." It honors the success of the Maccebean uprising against Antiochus and Syrian-Greeks, who had …

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