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Hanukkah Fundraiser Nets More Than $240,000 For Hebrew School
The Chabad Center for Jewish Life is holding a "Be the Light" campaign.
MERRICK, NY — As Jews celebrate Hanukkah, the Chabad Center for Jewish Life is holding a "Be the Light" fundraising campaign.
The Merrick-based organization said the money will finish first-floor expansion to allow the creation of more classrooms.
Through Tuesday afternoon, the Center for Jewish Life received more than $245,000 in donations. Their goal is The campaign was expected to close at 10 p.m.
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The Be the Light campaign helps struggling families allow their children to enroll in Hebrew School, Camp Gan Israel and the Jewish Early Learning Center.
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