Members of the province’s relatively small Jewish community are marking the festival of Hanukkah.
The festival marks the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and is celebrated with the lighting of a candelabra, or Menorah, for eight days.
Jonathan Richler says it is celebrated by eating foods cooked in oil and by lighting candles.
“Make sure that you think about the fact that we are so connected, over thousands of years, all of us together, and it’s just great to take a moment in December to be with friends and family.” -Jonathan Richler
A drive-through Menorah lighting is taking place tomorrow in the parking lot of the Viking Building on Crosbie Road in St. John’s.