Chanukkah activities at Temple Shalom Emeth
Submitted by Rabbi Susan Abramson
Temple Shalom Emeth is located at 16 Lexington Street in Burlington
Tot Shabbat Chanukkah Service – Saturday, Dec. 1, 10am
Join us for a fun service, including interactive story and crafts, for families with children up to the age of 8. Great way for toddlers, pre-schoolers and kids in younger grades to learn about Chanukah and get excited about the holiday. Everyone will make their own clay Hanukkah menorah.
Please bring a healthy snack to share. For further information, please contact Rabbi Susan Abramson, rabbi.abramson@verizon.net. 781-272-2351
Community-Wide Chanukkah Party/Chanukkiah Contest/Mitzvah Mall – Sunday Dec. 9, 10:30-12:30pm
Come join in the fun, nosh, and celebrate Chanukkah. Thanks to the Sisterhood, the party will be free this year. We hope to see you there. For more information or to volunteer to help, please contact Rhonda Rubin at 978-988-5899 or jrrubin34@comcast.net.
The Chanukkiah Contest (see below for details) and part of our Mitzvah Mall will be in the sanctuary. Please bring money to support all our charities. See the link below for list of Mitzvah Mall charities. Money raised from the Chanukkiah Contest will be sent for relief efforts for Hurricane Sandy.
Chanukkiah Contest: We want to see who can come up with the most creative, out-of-this-world, crazy, unique, beautiful, impressive, cute (any one of these adjectives will do) menorah.
They are due at Temple Shalom Emeth, 16 Lexington St., Burlington by Friday evening, Dec. 7th. They will be displayed in the sanctuary during the temple’s community Chanukah party on Sunday, Dec. 9th and posted on our Facebook page.
All money raised from people voting for your chanukiah will help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Whatever you create will be a valuable family heirloom for years to come!
Here are the rules:
- Everyone is eligible. You can work by yourself, with your family, or with friends.
- You may use any material you like. Please don’t use food or anything perishable or flammable.
- There are no limitations on the size or shape of your work, but it must be able to hold 9 candles or have 9 places for oil, and you may not enter one that was bought.
- Be sure to have your name and phone number somewhere on it.
- Bring it to the temple by Friday, Dec. 7th. Please let us know if you plan on making one (or more).
- It will be displayed at the Sisterhood Chanukah Party on Sunday, Dec. 9th and the Hanukkah Family Worship Service on Friday, Dec. 14th.
- Everyone will have an opportunity to vote for all of their favorite chanukkiot. We will have a tzedakah box in front of each one. For 25 cents a vote, you can vote for all the ones you like.
- A picture of the chanukkiot will be posted on the temple’s Facebook page.
- For further information, contact Rabbi Abramson, rabbi.abramson@verizon.net, 781-272-2351.
Community Chanukkah Family Worship Service – Friday, Dec. 14, 7:30pm
Celebrate Chanukkah during our annual service of celebration. This year’s service will be conducted by our 4th graders. Special skit based on Rabbi Abramson’s book, Rabbi Rocketpower and the Mystery of the Missing Menorahs.
