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Menorah
In The D

Now in its sixth year, Menorah in the D
has become the area’s largest commu-
nity-wide menorah lighting, drawing
more than 3,000 people. Sponsored
by The Shul in West Bloomfield, in
partnership with Jewish Federation’s
NEXTGen Detroit and Chabad of
Greater Downtown Detroit, the event
took place on Dec. 27 at Campus
Martius in Downtown Detroit.
Festivities featured a family tent
with activities, a kosher food court, an
after-party for those 21 and older, and
presentations by BBYO essay award-
winners. •

Thousands join in lighting the fifth light of Chanukah.

PHOTOS BY ELIEZER REUBEN PHOTOGRAPHY

TOP LEFT: It’s almost time to light the
24-foot menorah.
TOP RIGHT: David Friedman, 6, and his
brother Tsivis, 4, of Southfield with Paws.
MIDDLE: Zoey Herrera, 4, of Southfield
with her grandfather Howard Spinner.
BOTTOM: David Brown juggles fire.

TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
• Lisa Soble Siegmann, J-Family director,
with Ellie Frank, 10, Mikki Frank, Leigh
Moss and Sasha Moss, 7, and Pninah Kanai

• Isabella Elzon, 7, of West Bloomfield,
Nathan Graham of Bloomfield Hills and
Anna Moshkoviel of West Bloomfield

• Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard
Bernstein, Shlomo Radner of Oak Park and
Oak Park Mayor Marian McClellan

BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT:
• Talia, 6, Ari, 8, and Rachel Matzkin of
Bridgewater with Judy and Bill Stern of
West Bloomfield

• BBYO-Michigan Region members
celebrate.

• Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov of The Shul with
BBYO essay winners Jonah Stearn, 15, and
Caron Biederman, 16

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