Ridgefielders Show Appreciation for our First Responders Written by J Nicholas Percival
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The Exchange Club of Ridgefield, a community service group, has been hosting an Appreciation Day for the Ridgefield Police (spring) and Fire Dept (fall) for several years at the Leir Retreat Center. However, in 2020, these great events had to be canceled due to Covid-19 regulations. To fill that void, the club wanted to send out emails to Ridgefield residents asking that, if appropriate, they affirm their appreciation and send in any personal comments they may have on that topic.
Ridgefield s email responses were extremely positive about Ridgefield s Police/Fire/EMS with many personal accounts of their professional, friendly, kind service and notes about the many times these first responders coming to their aid in times of personal crisis.
Light and joy: Ridgefield temple lights menorah
Macklin Reid
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Hanukkah is being celebrated though a little differently this year by Ridgefield-based Congregation Shir Shalom.
“We are trying to spread some light and joy at a dark time!” said Rabbi David Reiner.
The eight-day celebration began at sundown Thursday, Dec. 10,
Congregation Shir Shalom has been hosting nightly community menorah lightings, online. It also has a “menorah mobile” that has been visiting congregant homes, and some pop-up appearances of the menorah mobile are also planned.
“Hanukkah is a festival of light,” Rabbi Reiner said. “We add candles each night to brighten the light; we add light to the pervasive physical darkness at this time of year.