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Dozens of people gathered outside of city hall on the afternoon of Dec. 25 to light a menorah and celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. Photo by Catherine Morrison / Postmedia Article content Dozens of people gathered outside of city hall on the afternoon of Dec.
25 to light a menorah and celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. Held by the Rohr Chabad Student Network of Ottawa, the event marked 50 years since the first public menorah was lit at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia in 1974. The ceremony was led by Rabbi Chaim Boyarsky, who said the menorah’s job is to “bring light to a world that went dark.
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