There will be crafts and activities for kids, including a visit from Dizzy the Dreidel and Judah Maccabee, traditional treats, music and Hasidic dancing.
Hanukkah begins Sunday, November 28, and for the 40th year Chabad of Tidewater will celebrate the eight-day holiday's first night by lighting a giant Hanukkah menorah on Mount Trashmore.
Local Jewish community finds ways to safely celebrate Hanukkah
and last updated 2020-12-16 16:24:12-05
NORFOLK, Va. - With COVID-19 keeping people apart, members of the Hampton Roads Jewish community have found ways to still celebrate Hanukkah this week.
On Sunday, they held a drive-in menorah lighting at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach. There s also been a car parade and other activities to keep kids engaged. With COVID, we have to put our ourselves to figure out how can we share with other people in a way that is not remembered as a down and negative holiday from 2020, but one that is remembered in a very positive, uplifting, and rewarding way, said Rabbi Levi Brashevitzky from the Chabad of Tidewater.