Community Menorah Lightings Planned This Week During Hanukkah In Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Several community menorah lighting and Hanukkah celebrations will take place this week starting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Thomas Isaac Log Cabin, 8398 Main St., in Old Ellicott City.

Residents can watch the lighting of the menorah, enjoy holiday treats and soak up a special musical performance by Mt. Hebron Highschool Klezmer Quartet. For those who cannot attend in person, there will be a Facebook Live broadcast of the lighting on Tuesday.

Seven candles will be lit on the menorah Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Turf Valley Towne Square, 11075 Resort Rd., in Ellicott City. Then eight lights will be lit at 6 p.m. Thursday at Dorsey's Search Village Center, 4765 Dorsey Hall Dr., in Ellicott City.

Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. To learn more about Hanukkah , visit Chabad of Ellicott City.