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Fire & Ice Mad Science Show- Menorah Lighting Celebration-- Mansfield Town Common

The entire community is invited to join family & friends for the most spectacular Chanukah party ever! The event will take place Sunday, December 1st, 2013 at 2:00-3:30 pm at the Mansfield Town Hall 6 Park Row room 3AB.

This year, special to the Chanukah extravaganza will host Fire & Ice, show by Southern Massachusetts Mad Science program. The children will participate in a riveting Mad Science show, with a Chanukah twist featuring fire and ice explosions. In keeping with the mad science theme we will light a colorful test tube menorah.

The program will conclude with the kindling of the giant outdoor menorah on the south common outside the Town Hall at 3:00 pm. Local officials will be on hand to mark the celebration. All children will receive Chanukah gifts and Dreidels.

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Tasty potato latkes (pancakes), doughnuts, & chocolate gelt (coins) will be on hand for all to enjoy. There will be lively music, educational crafts, free grand raffle, games and gifts for the children.

Admission is free, donations are welcome.

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Once again the Mansfield Town South Common will be illuminated by a 9-foot Chanukah Menorah Chanukah begins on Wednesday evening November 27th and ends on Thursday, December 5th 2013

“The holiday of Chanukah is a festival of a historic victory and celebration for all times, highlighted by the kindling of Menorahs each night of the holiday,” said Rabbi Yossi Kivman Director of the Chabad Jewish Center, "It is a holiday that enriches our lives with the light of tradition." 

The Chabad Jewish Center joins thousands of Chabad centers across the globe that are staging similar public displays of the Menorah and its symbolic lights. From Australia to Africa, 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.

Join Chabad in a public display of unity at this exciting Chanukah Celebration & Menorah Lighting Ceremony. Bring the kids and make this your special Chanukah festivity.

For more information and to RSVP please call 508-339-8767 or email info@JewishMansfield.com  for more information about the event or about Chanukah, check out our Chanukah Megasite: www.JewishMansfield.com/Chanukah

Chabad of Mansfield is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the warmth, life & tradition of Judaism to every single Jew. Our doors are open to all, no prior affiliation necessary.

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