Preparing the lights on the menorah
December 19, 2019 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: December 20, 2019 9:35 pm
Rabbi Aizik Schwei of Chabad of Norwich and Tal Prottas on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, affix strings of LED lights to the arms of the nine-foot Menorah at Chelsea Parade. Schwei will be joined by Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom and other community leaders for a lighting ceremony Monday at 5:30 p.m. Norwich's event will feature live music, latkes and the Yantic Fire Department will drop chocolate gelt. Schwei says it will be his responsibility to light each of the individual lights for the eight nights of Hanukkah. Sunday night is the first night of Hanukkah and a menorah on Parade Plaza in New London will be lit to mark it. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Norwich — Rabbi Aizik Schwei of Chabad of Norwich and Tal Prottas on Friday affix strings of LED lights to the arms of the nine-foot Menorah at Chelsea Parade.
Schwei will be joined by Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom and other community leaders for a lighting ceremony Monday evening at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature live music, potato latkes and the Yantic Fire Department will drop chocolate gelt.
Schwei says it will be his responsibility to light each of the individual lights for the eight nights of Hanukkah.
Sunday night is the first night of Hanukkah and a menorah on Parade Plaza in New London will be lit to mark it.
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