The fourth annual Buda Menorah Lighting was held on Wednesday, Jan. 1, which was the last night of Hanukkah. Organized by Lisa Wolfe-Schacter, the event featured vendors, crafts for kids, a face-painter and live music, along with sing-alongs and the reading of the Hanukkah blessings by Rabbi Cantor Marie Betcher.
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PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER Young attendees try their hand at creating dreidels out of clay.
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PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER Gefilte fish treats were passed out to the crowd.
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Pictured, Wolfe-Schacter and her son turn on the last light in the menorah.
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PHOTO BY ASHLEY KONTNIER Children of all ages sing along to “Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel,” led by Wolfe-Schacter and Betcher.
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