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Marking the beginning of Hanukkah in Kirkland

Published 8:30 am Wednesday, December 25, 2019

By Wire Service

Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo Rabbi Chaim S. Rivkin of Chabad of Kirkland lights the menorah on Dec. 22.
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Rabbi Chaim S. Rivkin of Chabad of Kirkland lights the menorah on Dec. 22.

Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo Rabbi Chaim S. Rivkin of Chabad of Kirkland lights the menorah on Dec. 22.
Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo Rabbi Chaim S. Rivkin of Chabad of Kirkland lights the menorah on Dec. 22.
Rabbi Chaim S. Rivkin lights the menorah. Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo
Mayor Penny Sweet and councilmember Black Neal at the Grand Menorah Lighting at Marina Park on Dec. 22. Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo
Community members at Marina Park in Kirkland for the Grand Menorah lighting on Dec. 22. Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo
Chabad of Kirkland hosted its annual Grand Menorah Lighting event at Kirkland Marina Park on Dec. 22. Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo

More than 300 people joined Chabad of Kirkland Jewish Community on Dec. 22 for the lighting of a public, nine-foot menorah at Marina Park to mark the beginning of Hanukkah. The lighting was followed by a community-wide celebration.

“The menorah serves as a symbol of Kirkland’s dedication to preserve and encourage the right and liberty of all its citizens to worship God freely, openly, and with pride. This is true especially in America, a nation that was founded upon and vigorously protects the right of every person to practice his or her religion free from restraint and persecution,” Rivkin said in a press release.

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