A Chanukah Party with the Friendship Circle!

Thursday evening the Friendship Circle families along with the volunteers were invited to a special Chanukah Party in the Jewish Childrens Museum.

A delicious meal was served and gifts were given out to all the Friendship Circle children. A large chocolate menorah was then lit by Yehuda Reichman after he recited the Brochos loud and clear. The kids and volunteers enjoyed lots of activities including decoration jelly doughnuts and cookies.

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Oholei Torah’s PTA Arranges a Chanukah Blast!

Grades Pre1a through 6th grade of the Oholei Torah Elementary School enjoyed a day packed with lots of fun, organized by mother in the PTA the kids enjoyed Arts & Crafts, Face Painting, a fabulous Bubble Show, two moon bounce rides and nosh. In addition the children had a drawing competition where they each drew something related to Chanukah and hung it on the walls of the gym.

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Mayor on Hand for the Menorah Lighting at the JCM

Wednesday evening the mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, choose to hold the annual Chanukah party in the Jewish Childrens Museum in Crown Heights. Every year, the mayor chooses a different neighborhood to hold this party and this year, a group of Rabbis, politicians, activists and others were on hand to listen to Bloomberg’s speech about the light of the holiday. Also in attendance was Mr. Marty Markowitz the Brooklyn Borough President. Rabbi Yerachmiel Benjaminson, the director of the Jewish Childrens Museum, granted Mr. Bloomberg a small model of the huge dreidel displayed in front of the museum.

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