Staff Report
photo by: Ashley Golledge
A menorah is lit at the Lawrence Arts Center on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in honor of the first day of Hanukkah. The lighting was hosted by the Chabad Center for Jewish Life.
Thursday night, on the first evening of Hanukkah, the University of Kansas’ Chabad Center for Jewish Life hosted a menorah lighting outside the Lawrence Arts Center.
Community members were encouraged to join the event via a virtual “Light Up Lawrence” livestream event. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, led the event, which included a blessing, the lighting of the 10-foot menorah and the singing of “I Have a Little Dreidel” by Tiechtel’s sons. Rep. Mike Amyx helped light the menorah.