Press release from Chabad House of Asheville:
The Chabad House is sponsoring Asheville’s annual community wide Hanukkah party, on Sunday, December 22, 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM, at Asheville City Hall, 70 Court Plaza, downtown Asheville. This event marks the official opening of the Festival of Lights, and will be joined by representation from the Jewish Leadership Collaborative, and Mayor Esther Manheimer. Chanukah Live will feature new attractions, in addition to the annual highlights – the traditional latkes, Sufganiyot, Dreidels, a Chanukah shopping boutique, the lighting of the Menorah, and more.
Chanukah begins this year on the eve of December 22nd, and lasts for 8 days. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, recalls the victory more than 2,100 years ago, of a militarily weak but spiritually strong Jewish people, over the mighty forces of an enemy that had overrun ancient Israel and sought to impose restrictions on the Jewish way of life, and prohibit religious freedom.
“Today, to people of all faiths, the Chanukah holiday serves as a symbol and message of the triumph of freedom over oppression, of spirit over matter, of light over darkness. ͞Chanukah reminds us that just a little bit of light can defeat an empire of darkness, human goodness can defy terror and force, and purposeful life and spiritual vitality can overcome destruction”, says Rabbi Shaya Susskind, Executive Director of the Chabad House, the Asheville-WNC branch of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
CHANUKAH LIVE! is a program of the Chabad House, co-sponsored by Friends of Chabad. It is free of charge, and open to the community. For more information, or to sponsor and volunteer, visit www.chabadasheville.org/chanukahlive, or call Chabad House at 828-505-0746.
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