Hanukkah ends at sundown on Friday; See a list of outdoors menorahs in Rochester area
Menorah lighting for the third night of Hanukkah at the Twelve Corners of Brighton (WHEC)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday where a candle on a menorah is light every night, ends at sundown on Friday.
Hanukkah began the night of Thursday, Dec. 7 with the lighting on the first candle. The first night was marked by a community-wide lighting ceremony at Washington Square Park in downtown Rochester, followed by a Hanukkah party with traditional food. The eight and final candle of the menorah was lit on Thursday, Dec. 14.
Chabad Lubavitch, a Jewish outreach educational organization, has set up giant menorahs across the Rochester area. These are at:
- Washington Square Park at Clinton Avenue and Court Street downtown
- Twelve Corners in Brighton
- Kessler Family Chabad Center in Brighton
- Pittsford Village Four Corners at Route 31 and South Main Street
- Wegmans in Pittsford Plaza
- Tops in Tops Brighton Plaza
- Corner of East Avenue and Sibley Place
- Corner of Clover Street and Stone Road in Pittsford
- Four Corners in Penfield Route 441 and Five Mile Line Road
- Kennelly Park in Fairport
- Mendon Town Hall in Honeoye Falls
- Henrietta Recreation Center on Calkins Road
- Victor Town Hall (new this year)