Chanukah Crowd Lighting for Young Adults – Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Chanukah Car Menorah Parade – Dec. 13 at 5:15-7:15 p.m.
Chanukah Menorah Lighting @ New Town – Dec. 17 at 5:30-6 p.m.
Past events:
The Home Depot Chanukah Experience, in a Box! – Dec. 6-10 p.m.
JGals Light Up the Night – Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Virtual ‘Show Me Chanukah’ with the Governor – Dec. 10
Lighting of Missouri’s Tallest Menorah in University City – Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, began this year on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 10 and concludes the evening of Friday, Dec. 18. It recalls the victory of a militarily weak Jewish people who defeated the Syrian Greeks who had overrun ancient Israel and sought to impose restrictions on the Jewish way of life and prohibit religious freedom. They also desecrated and defiled the Temple and the oils prepared for the lighting of the menorah, which was part of the daily service. Upon recapturing the Temple, only one jar of