A great time was had by all this year as we celebrated going into the 8th night of Chanukah with a sing-along by world traveled singer Mr. Gavri Tov-Yares. Gavri sang a variety of songs in Hebrew and English as well as teaching a song of Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) sephardic descent called "Ocho Kandalikas".
Even though the music ended at 12:45, the fun certainly did not stop. Everyone came into the social hall and got to experience a 30 foot inflatable castle obstacle course, Chanukah coloring pages, dreidel spinning tournaments, sufganiyot, and pizza.
Once everyone had bounced to their hearts desire and filled up on pizza and sufganiyot, a large group of kids gathered front and center for a fantastic Olive Oil Scavenger Hunt. After hearing a Chanukah related question, the children all worked together to decide the correct answer to the question. Once the correct answer was given, the children were given a clue as to where the next vessel of oil was hidden.
Once all 8 of the bottles of oil were found, we got to end off the day with lighting the Chanukiah. We again were blessed to have a mix of people from a variety of neighborhoods coming together for a great Chanukah celebration.
Light up the night!
Brett Kugler
