Chanukah is beginning this week and with it comes the annual Island-wide joyful Menrorah lighting celebrations. At this time, more than ever, there is a need to stand proud and bring the special Chanukah light to the world.
Chabad of Aruba is organizing public Chanukah menorah lightings almost every night of Chanukah. The lightings are open for all and will bring the joy of this holiday to everyone with music, dreidels, latkes and donuts for all!
- Night 1: December 7th at 5:30pm candle lighting ceremony at the Ritz-Carlton Aruba beach front
- Night 4: December 10h at 5.30pm Car Menorah parade leaving from the California Lighthouse www.JewishAruba.com/parade
- Night 5: December 11th at 5.30pm candle lighting ceremony at The Playa Linda Beach Resort Pool Deck
- Night 6: December 12th at 5:30pm candle lighting ceremony at Eagle Beach opposite La Cabana Beach Resort
- Night 7: December 13th candle lighting ceremony at 5:30pm at the Marriott Ocean Club (in front of Malmok Restaurant)
- Night 8: December 14th at 7pm; Chanukah Concert with the Rogers Park Band at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Parking Lot
For more information about Chanukah visit www.JewishAruba.com/Chanukah
Thank you to our sponsors:
A special shout out to these sponsors who are making all the Chanukah events possible and free for the public: Caribbean Mercantile Bank (CMB), Do-It Center, Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino, AHATA, Diamonds International Aruba, 4D Photo Bar, Cigar Emporium, Superfood Plaza and MayDragonFly Marketing, Daher Residences.
About Chanukah (Hanukkah)
Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, begins this year on the evening of Thursday, December 7 and concludes the evening of Friday, December 15. It recalls the victory of a militarily weak but spiritually strong Jewish people, who defeated the Syrian-Greeks who had overrun ancient Israel and sought to impose restrictions on the Jewish way of life and practice. They desecrated and defiled the Holy Temple and the oil prepared for the lighting of the menorah–part of the daily service. Upon defeating their enemies and recapturing the Temple only one jar of undefiled oil was found, enough to burn for one day, but it lasted miraculously for eight. In commemoration, Jews celebrate Chanukah for eight days by lighting an eight-branched candelabrum known as a menorah, adding another candle each night. Today, the holiday carries a universal message of the triumph of freedom over oppression, of spirit over matter, of light over darkness. Additional information about the Chanukah holiday is available at JewishAruba.com/Hanukkah.
Chabad Aruba offers Jewish education, outreach and social service programming for families and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations. For more information visit www.JewishAruba.com.
