(Miami, FL) - The City of Miami joins the Chabad of the Grove in inviting the entire community to celebrate the Festival of Lights at a public Menorah kindling ceremony. The grand Chanukah celebration will take place on Monday, December 22, at 7:30 PM at Miami City Hall.

City officials and community leaders will attend the ceremony and will assist in kindling the large Menorah. Following the kindling, the program will feature live music, refreshments and a fireworks show.

Chanukah, a celebration for all time is highlighted by the kindling of the Menorah each night of the holiday. "It is a holiday that enriches our lives with the light of tradition," said Rabbi Yakov Fellig, director of the Chabad of the Grove. "In ancient times our ancestors rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem with the Menorah. Today, we rededicate ourselves to making this world a better and brighter place."

In its Chanukah outreach campaign, Chabad of the Grove joins thousands of Chabad centers across the globe that are staging similar public displays of the Menorah and its symbolic lights. From Australia to India, Columbia to Hong Kong, New York City’s ground zero to the White House lawn, hundreds of thousands will experience the joy of Chanukah with Chabad.

For more information, contact Chabad of the Grove 305 445-5444.