16 | DECEMBER 15 • 2022 

OUR COMMUNITY

C

elebrate the festival of lights with Chabad of Bingham 
Farms as they celebrate their eighth annual Art Menorah 
event, Monday, Dec. 19. This year’s menorah is created by 
Metro Detroit artist David Cascardo and hundreds of students from 
local public schools. The organization says the menorah will serve 
as a bastion of light and a striking symbol of Jewish unity.
“We started this annual event in 2016, as a collaborative effort for 
members of the community to get together and create something 
beautiful and meaningful,
” explained Rabbi Bentzi Geisinsky of 
Chabad of Bingham Farms. 
The event will be hosted outdoors at Franklin Village near the 
Franklin Public Library, 32455 Franklin Road, starting at 5:30 
p.m. The menorah will have 27 different canvases outlined by the 
famous artist Daniel Cascardo.
“Cascardo is known for his abstract artwork,
” Geisinsky said. 
“This year’s menorah has a stained-glass looking outline with 
mitzvot themes, and every section is painted a different color. The 

Chabad of Bingham Farms’ 
Art Menorah is a collection of 
27 different canvases.

A Work of Art

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR 

PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHABAD BINGHAM FARMS:

A menorah made out of hundreds of tiles decorated by Hebrew 
school students. Featured in the photo: Rabbi Bentzi, Moussia and 
Mendel Geisinsky. (2016)

The Recyclable 
Menorah, 
decorated by the 
children of the 
Jewish Children 
Club of Chabad of 
Bingham Farms 
and participants 
of the Art 
Menorah Event. 
(2019)

The Gratitude Menorah, in the wake of COVID, hundreds of 
magnets were decorated with messages of thanks to healthcare 
providers. The event was a drive-in. (2020)

Sen. Jeremy 
Moss kindles 
the Glow 
in the Dark 
Menorah. 
(2021)

