Happy Hanukkah! How to celebrate the festival of lights this year in Louisville
Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is here. The eight-day winter “festival of lights,” began Sunday at sundown. Jews celebrate Hanukkah by lighting menorahs, telling the Hanukkah story, playing dreidel, and eating special foods.
While the holiday still looks a little different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, there are still a handful of events happening around town to help you commemorate the holiday.
Here are a few ways to celebrate around Louisville:
Hanukkah events at The Temple
5101 US-42, 502-423-1818, thetemplelouky.org
Outdoor Hanukkah Menorah Lighting. Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, 5:15 p.m. Reservations are requested.
Goodnight Tots. Goodnight Shabbat. Dec. 4, 6:30 p.m. Arts and crafts, special treats, stories, and songs. Reservations are required.
Young Adult Hanukkah Crafts & Cocktails. Heideman Auditorium, Dec. 4, 6-8 p.m. Hanukkah-themed crafting and cocktails. For ages 21 and older. Vaccination is required. Reservations are needed by Dec. 3.
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Congregation Adath Jeshurun
2401 Woodbourne Ave. 502-458-5359; adathjeshurun.com
Morning & Afternoon Minyan: Nov. 29-Dec. 3 and 6, 7:15 a.m.; afternoon Minyan, 5:45 p.m.
Candle lighting: Dec. 3, 5:05 p.m.
Celebration Shabbat: Dec. 4, 9:30 a.m.; Shabbat Service, 10 a.m.; Havdalah: 5:48 p.m.
Reach Features News Clerk Gege Reed at greed@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: How to celebrate Hanukkah in Louisville 2021: See a list of events
