Festival of Trees Gala & Silent Auction
Scrooge and Santa Claus to visit Victorian Hayward
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Lighting up holiday spirit, celebrating childhood, and showing neighborhood pride since 1970, Crippsmas Place bright-
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ens up the winter nights beginning on Saturday, December 8. Over 70 homes will be decorated with lights and plywood cutout
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characters on five streets in north Fremont, along Nicolet Avenue and in the cul-desacs of Asquith Place, Cripps Place, Wellington Place, and Nicolet Court. This cheerful holiday tradition raises funds for six charities: the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society; Juvenile Diabetes Research
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Foundation; and local charities Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments; HERS Breast Cancer Foundation; Kidango “Gifts from the Heart” program, which provides needy children with basics and toys; and continued on page 39
Hanukkah lamp, Karl Hagenauer, Vienna, Designed 1919-28, The Jewish Museum, New York (Photo: Associated Press)
F BY JULIE GRABOWSKI After a successful debut last December, Crossroads Church’s Light Show is back and ready to dazzle the community once again. The popular and prevalent holiday staple found in Texas and throughout the Midwest proved to be a local crowd
pleaser, drawing over 2,500 people last year. It also captured the top prize in the Irvington Business Association’s Holiday Lights Competition. On weekends throughout the holiday season attendees will be treated to a fantascontinued on page 16
aith is often described as belief in an idea or concept that transcends human experience. Although words may attempt to translate faith into an understandable context, emotion and conviction exist without physical limitations. Throughout history, extraordinary examples of events and persons that defy physical limitations have been elevated to the status of miracles. One such event, celebrated by Jews throughout the world, occurred in 167 B.C.E. (i.e. BC) when, in response to the seizure and dedication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem to the Greek God Zeus, an uprising against the Greek-Syrian regime by rebel “Maccabees” regained control of the sacred building. Oil was necessary to burn in the temple menorah continuously to sanctify the grounds following its desecration, but only an amount to burn for a single day was found in the temple. The temple’s menorah was lit in hopes it would suffice until more oil could be found. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days. Hanukkah whose meaning is “dedication,” is a reminder of that miracle and the triumph of religious freedom. On each of eight nights, an additional candle is lit in a special menorah, called a “hanukkiyah” until all eight are continued on page 5
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