Hanukkah 2023 in Flossmoor

Flossmoor hosts a menorah lighting ceremony each night of Hanukkah in Flossmoor Park. Local Jewish families volunteer to do the honors, sometimes making spiritual observations or providing a history lesson before singing the Hanukkah blessings. Here are the ceremonies from 2023, which took place Dec. 7 through Dec. 14.

Lipperts light first Hanukkah candle at Flossmoor community celebration (Dec. 7)

Homewood family members from three states gather to light the menorah on the 2nd night of Hanukkah (Dec. 8)

Flossmoor newcomer lights menorah on 3rd night of Hanukkah (Dec. 9)

Ron Kirchler lights Flossmoor Park menorah for the 4th day of Hanukkah (Dec. 10)

Jenny Krystosek lights the 5th candle (Dec. 11)

Local rabbis fill 6th night of Hanukkah with songs, messages of hope (Dec. 12)

Homewood trustee lights menorah on night 7 of Hanukkah (Dec. 13)

Eliott Yurman lights Flossmoor Park menorah for the final day of Hanukkah (Dec. 14)