Rabbi Mendel Hertz lights the menorah at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort on Thursday, Dec. 26, the second day of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. This event marked the fourth consecutive year that the Chabad of Greater Hilton Head, based in Bluffton, held a public celebration of the eight-day Festival of Lights in the City of Beaufort. Asa Aarons Smith/The Island News

Celebrating Hanukkah

January 1, 2025

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The Chabad of Greater Hilton Head in Bluffton hosted its fourth annual public Hanukkah celebration at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park in downtown Beaufort on Thursday, Dec. 26. The event featured music, dancing, and traditional holiday foods like latkes and donuts. Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that began on Dec. 25. Asa Aarons Smith/ The Island News

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