Rockaway community celebrates Hanukkah with menorah lightings and festivities

Members of the Rockaway community celebrated the start of Hanukkah with menorah lightings across the peninsula. 

Members of the Jewish faith held ceremonies at three different locations in the Rockaways to celebrate the start of the major holiday. On Dec. 26, a Menorah lighting celebration was held at the Chabad of Howard Beach, located at 162-05 90th St, and the Belle Harbor Chai Center, located at 140-06 Rockaway Beach Blvd.