Community Menorah Lighting. Celebrate Hanukkah with the traditional lighting of the menorah at 5 p.m. each night from Dec. 25 through Jan. 1 in Flossmoor Park, Braeburn Avenue and Flossmoor Park. Community Kinara Lighting. Celebrate Kwanzaa with the traditional lighting of the kinara candles at 5 p.m. each night from Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 in[Read More…]
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Hanukkah Night 3: Jeffrey Lippert lights community menorah; Gloria shares home decorations and stories
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, Jeffrey and Gloria Lippert’s home was in the midst of its Hanukkah splendor. Tables featured centerpiece decorations in predominantly blue and white color schemes. Electric menorahs in both the front and back windows were lit, as they are each of the eight evenings. And a long[Read More…]
Hanukkah Night 2: Elliott Yurman lights the community menorah in Flossmoor Park
Elliott Yurman, of Homewood, lit the candles of Flossmoor’s community menorah at Flossmoor Park on the second night of Hanukkah, Monday, Dec. 19. “I had not been a member of the faith for 50 years and I came back,” Yurman said. “So, here I am, out of the desert and[Read More…]