For a few years now, Oholei Yosef Yitzchok Lubavitch in Crown Heights has gathered the entire school community of students, parents, educators and friends for a Chanukah celebration with a public Menorah lighting.
Held on the 5th night of Chanukah, the program included a children’s rally with a raffle and fun Chanukah activity booths.
Each child had an opportunity to decorate doughnuts and edible menorahs, paint wooden dreidels, construct a leather pouch for their Chanukah gelt, make their own beeswax shamoshim, string art their own dreidel design, make beeswax lip balm and engage in dreidel spinning competition.
The event was accompanied by a milchig buffet served by the Mozzarella restaurant.
“Themes of Chanukah are very much connected with purity and staying loyal to our beliefs,” says OYYL Director Mila Schneiderman.
“We are very happy to get our school community together as a family. Chanukah is a special family time to connect and foster deeper bonds with our children. What can be better than spending time with so many hands-on activities and good food and a festive atmosphere? We are proud to be able to cater to our community a chinuch model which is fully aligned with Chunuch Al Taharas Hakodesh and the Rebbe’s vision.”
