Chanukah in Mea Shearim

A photograph taken during the festival of Chanukah of a man dressed in traditional Hasidic clothing with a camera around his neck, walking down a street in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea She’arim.

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Discussion Questions

• Does your family have a chanukiya? What does it look like? Where do you light it?
• One reason for lighting Chanukah candles is to proclaim the Chanukah miracle to the world. Does your community light Chanukah candles in a public place?

• Do you feel comfortable about observing Judaism in public? Why or why not?

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Creative Activity

Paste a copy of the image in the center of a piece of white paper and draw what you think is happening outside the frame of the photo.

Write a journal entry for the man who is pictured in the photograph.

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