SCV begins virtual Festival of Lights celebrations
Rabbi Mark Blazer, with Temple Beth Ami; Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth; Rabbi Choni Marozov, with Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley; and Rabbi Jay Siegel, from Congregation Beth Shalom sing in celebration marking the beginning of Hanukkah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the Chanukah family festival, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Gilbert Bernal\The Signal

SCV begins virtual Festival of Lights celebrations

With Hanukkah beginning at sundown Thursday amid a global health crisis, Santa Clarita Valley’s temples sought to bring together their communities the safest way possible — virtually, with several online…

Local synagogue raises funds during annual Hanukkah campaign
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights a yahrzeit candle on the eve of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement at Chabad SCV in Newhall in 2018. Marozov said Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year in the Jewish religion, is "a day of forgiveness." Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Local synagogue raises funds during annual Hanukkah campaign

During the eight days of Hanukkah, every dollar that was donated to Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley was matched three times by six benefactors for their “end of the year”…

Chabad of SCV celebrates last days of Hanukkah with community Shabbat dinner
Adele Creme checks on the 160 potatoes latkes warming in the oven as she prepares the food for Shabbat dinner at Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley in Newhall on Friday, December 27, 2019. Dan Watson/The Signal

Chabad of SCV celebrates last days of Hanukkah with community Shabbat dinner

Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley hosted a community dinner to observe the weekly occurrence of Shabbat during the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah at the synagogue on Friday. The community dinner…

Chabad of SCV to have community dinner
Rabbi Choni Marozov with Chabad of Santa Clarita Valley, left and Rabbi Jay Siegel with Congregation Beth Shalom, right celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah in front of the giant menorah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the Chanukah family festival, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Gilbert Bernal\The Signal

Chabad of SCV to have community dinner

Chabad of SCV will be celebrating Shabbat with a community dinner on Friday beginning at 6 p.m. at the synagogue. The dinner will include traditional foods eaten during the celebration…

Menorah-lighting rings in Hanukkah
Children from the audience volunteered to sing traditional songs to help celebrate the start of Hanukkah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center for the Chanukah family festival, featuring children’s crafts, traditional Hanukkah music, hot latkes, dreidels, raffles and the giant menorah lighting by local rabbis, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Gilbert Bernal/The Signal

Menorah-lighting rings in Hanukkah

The Jewish community came together Sunday for the Chanukah Family Festival at the Westfield Valencia Town Center. “Hanukkah means dedication … and it's about rededicating ourselves to what I like…

Ring in the Hanukkah holiday with local events
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights the menorah at the celebration outside Valencia Town Center. People from SCV’s three major Jewish congregations attended the event. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Ring in the Hanukkah holiday with local events

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Hanukkah is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods and spiritual reflection. The eight-day celebration in the Jewish faith begins at sundown…

Westfield Valencia Town Center to hold its Menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 2
Rabbi Choni Marozov lights the menorah at the celebration outside Valencia Town Center on Sunday evening. People from SCV’s three major Jewish congregations attended the event. Ryan Painter/The Signal.

Westfield Valencia Town Center to hold its Menorah lighting ceremony on Dec. 2

A solitary candle will bring light to thousands of people in Santa Clarita’s Jewish community for the first night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Valencia Town Center on Sunday.

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