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Rebecca Povarchuk decorates her car with lights Sunday before a Hanukkah car parade that began at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul. Dozens of cars were decorated with menorahs, lights, streamers and dreidels for the parade.
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Rabbi Esther Adler (center) hands out bags of treats. Mount Zion s Hanukkah celebrations are virtual this year because of the pandemic, and Rabbi Adam Stock Spilker said the car parade was a creative way to celebrate safely and lift people s spirits.
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While the Jewish festival of lights has been different this year, Lund said she was happy to find creative and clever ways to celebrate amid the pandemic.
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