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hanukah 
Wonderland will 
return this year at 
the Gateway Center in West 
Bloomfield, bringing an 
array of fun-filled crafts and 
activities, holiday foods, and 
Chanukah light and joy for 
all.
Community members of 
all ages are invited to enjoy 
donut and latke making, 
a dreidel bounce house, 
Chanukah “Tot Town,” dance 
machines, a glow-in-the-dark 
oil quest, a hands-on olive 
oil making demonstration, a 

holiday boutique and much 
more. 
The walls of Chanukah 
Wonderland will also be 
lined with the Chanukah 
artwork submitted for the JN 
Chanukah art contest.
Wonderland will be open 
to the public on Sundays, 
Dec. 18 and 25, from noon- 
4 p.m.; and Monday, Dec. 19 
from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The cost 
for admission is $8.
Chanukah Wonderland is 
located at 2790 Orchard Lake 
Road in West Bloomfield 
(near Whole Foods).

FREE COMMUNITY 
CONCERT
A highlight event will be a 
free Community Chanukah 
Concert on Thursday, 
Dec. 22, at 5 p.m., featuring 
acclaimed New York musician 
and DJ Mendy Piamenta and 
the Chicago-based Rogers 
Park Band, along with the 
Shabbatones. 
 The gathering will include 
a menorah lighting ceremony 
with the kindling of an 
8-foot “Coinorah,” which will 
double as a giant charity box 
to benefit the Odessa Jewish 
Orphanage of Ukraine. Latkes, 
soup and donuts (along with a 
bounce house and crafts) will 
also be available to enjoy. This 
community event is presented 
in partnership between 
numerous synagogues and 
Chabad centers.
Reserve a spot (free 
of charge) at www.
ChanukahWonderlandMI.
com.

PARADE OF LOVE 
AND LIGHT
On Wednesday, Dec. 21, there 
will be a “Parade of Love and 
Light” in which cars will make 
their way through the Jewish 
Senior Life Campus, visiting 
the Hechtman, Meer and 
Fleischman facilities. 
 From there, the procession 
will make its way to Henry 

Ford Hospital to share 
festive Chanukah energy 
to the patients there. This 
program, now in its third year, 
is provided in partnership 
between Bais Chabad West 
Bloomfield and JFamily. Those 
interested in participating 
can reserve online at www.
baischabad.com/parade.
Chanukah Wonderland 
is presented by the Sara 
Tugman Bais Chabad Torah 
Center with the generous 
help of numerous sponsors 
and donors, including 
Mickey and Shelley 
Eizelman, Aidenbaum 
Schloff and Bloom PLLC 
and the Sam Bernstein Law 
Firm. 

For all Chanukah Wonderland- 

related information visit www.

ChanukahWonderlandMI.com or 

contact Rabbi Shneur Silberberg at 

rabbishneur@baischabad.com or (248) 

855-6170.

OUR COMMUNITY

Grand menorah lighting to benefit 
Ukrainian Jewish orphanage, plus a 
free community-wide concert.

JN STAFF

Chanukah
Wonderland
is Back

 

 

 

 

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