Menorah Lighting Ceremony at Bayview Park, Thursday, December 14
The community is invited to attend a traditional Menorah lighting ceremony hosted by the City of Key West at Bayview Park, Thursday, December 14, from 5:30-6:30pm, with blessings offered by Rabbi Shimon Dudai from Congregation B’Nai Zion and Rabbi Jacob Zucker from Chabad of the Florida Keys. Conducted just before sunset, the lighting signals the beginning of Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish Festival of Lights. The Lighting of the Menorah is one of many celebrations that occur during the island-wide Key West Holiday Fest, which is presented in part by the Lodging Association of the Florida Keys & Key West and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council and runs through December 31. For more information on holiday happenings, visit KeyWestHolidayFest.com.