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Menorah Lighting Ceremony Marks Start of Hanukkah

Hadley Myers, 3, studies the menorah table.
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Hadley Myers, 3, studies the menorah table.
Ivy Ashe
Mark Hahn, Howie Marlin, and Sam Graber-Hahn perform before the service begins.
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Mark Hahn, Howie Marlin, and Sam Graber-Hahn perform before the service begins.
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Marsha Shufrin, co-director of the religious school at the Hebrew Center, brings candles to the menorah table.
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Marsha Shufrin, co-director of the religious school at the Hebrew Center, brings candles to the menorah table.
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Lila Jasny, 14, Greta Gannon, 12, and Sydney Jasny, 12, observe the candle lighting ceremony.
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Lila Jasny, 14, Greta Gannon, 12, and Sydney Jasny, 12, observe the candle lighting ceremony.
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Dillon Fondren, 5, places the first lit Hannukkah candle in his menorah.
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Dillon Fondren, 5, places the first lit Hannukkah candle in his menorah.
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Menorah lights flicker.
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Menorah lights flicker.
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Max Marcus, 5, spins a dreidel.
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Max Marcus, 5, spins a dreidel.
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Rabbi Caryn Broitman sings during the Hanukkah service.
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Rabbi Caryn Broitman sings during the Hanukkah service.
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Sitting down to a potluck dinner and latkes.
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Sitting down to a potluck dinner and latkes.
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Cookies for all.
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Cookies for all.
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The Martha's Vineyard Hebrew Center observed the first night of Hanukkah on Saturday evening with a candle-lighting ceremony, musical performances and a potluck dinner with latkes. Hanukkah continues through the evening of Sunday, Dec. 16.



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