The sixth night of Hanukkah will be given special significance at the Launceston Synagogue on Sunday night with the annual lighting of the menorah.
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Now in its seventh year, the ceremony will feature a range of special guests, including MP Ross Hart and Launceston City Council mayor Albert van Zetten.
In addition to the lighting of the menorah, there will also be face painting, Hanukkah doughnuts, fresh latkes, chocolate gelt and fidget spinner driedels for the kids.
The 12-foot Menorah will be lit at 7:30 pm, followed by traditional Hanukkah songs, and live music.
The event begins at 6.00pm.
This year marks 50 years since Rabbi Menachem M. Sneerson initiated the Mitzvah Campaigns, laying the groundwork for the public menorahs and worldwide Hanukkah campaign he set in motion in 1973.
Sean Slatter
Journalist at Fairfax Media based at Launceston.
Journalist at Fairfax Media based at Launceston.
