Ontario Community Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 9 Dec 2010, p. 4

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w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Th ur sd ay , D ec em be r 9 , 2 01 0 4 AT A CHANUKAH WONDERLAND: The Chabad Jewish Discovery Centre hosted a Chanukah Wonderland at the River Oaks Community Centre Sunday. Clockwise from above, Ilana helps Ari Benaroia colour as they sit behind a menorah; Zaveh Antwi, 4, watches his brother take part in a traditional Chanukkah game of looking for hidden coins; Zachary Benaroia (left) plays with a dreidl, a spinning top with Hebrew letters signifying 'great miracle happened there' in ref- erence to Chanukah; Shua Slabia helps to decorate the room for the celebration; and, Leah Muravin, paints a dreidl. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER Celebrating the season WITH SHAAREI-BETH EL IN HALTON: At left, Eszter Reti dances as she sings with her choir at a Shaarei Beth El Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at Oakville's Regional Centre Friday evening. For eight days Hanukkah is observed and one candle on the nine-candle menorah is lit each night of the holiday. At right, top, Julie Appleton lights a candle on the Menorah. Below, from left, Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr lights a candle on the menorah; Monica McKee holds her son Cole as they applaud the Shaarei Beth El choir; and, Rabbi Stephen Wise of Shaarei-Beth El Congregation takes on his part in the celebration. For Hanukkah PHOTOS BY MICHELLE SIU / OAKVILLE BEAVER

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