Hanukkah events for Monday: Menorah lightings in Penfield and Victor

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hanukkah is underway. The Jewish holiday to celebrate the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and religious freedom began at sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25. It runs through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2.

For many of the eight nights of Hanukkah, there will be public menorah lightings around the Rochester area. Here’s the schedule:

Monday, Dec. 30: A menorah lighting will take place at the Four Corners of Penfield at Route 441 and Five Mile Line. It begins at 4:30 p.m. There will also be a lighting at Victor Town Hall at 85 East Main St. at 6 p.m. At both locations, there will be donuts and latkes.

Wednesday, Jan. 1: A menorah lighting will take place at Mendon Town Hall at 16 West Main St. There will be donuts and latkes.

For the first night of Hanukkah, people gathered for a celebration at The Wintergarden and lit the giant outdoors Menorah at Washington Square Park on Court Street downtown. For the second night, a menorah lighting took place at Fairport Village Hall and at the lawn of the Henrietta Recreation Center on Calkins Road.

You can learn more about the public menorah lightings on the Chabad of Rochester’s Facebook page.