Monday Dec 10 2012
Chabad of Placer County lights ice sculpture menorah
By: Anne Stokes Press Tribune Correspondent
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
The Chabad of Placer County held a Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Sunday evening.
The Chabad of Placer County held a Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Sunday evening.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Lauren McDonald, 8, left, and Lisa McDonald of Rocklin ice Hanukkah cookies during the Chabad of Placer County's holiday celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Lauren McDonald, 8, left, and Lisa McDonald of Rocklin ice Hanukkah cookies during the Chabad of Placer County's holiday celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Rabbi Yossi Korik, director of the Chabad of Placer County, celebrates the second night of Hanukkah by lighting a menorah ice sculpture at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Rabbi Yossi Korik, director of the Chabad of Placer County, celebrates the second night of Hanukkah by lighting a menorah ice sculpture at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Tracie Spingarn of Rocklin, left, and daughter Zoe Spingarn-Sanford, 5, celebrate Hanukkah with arts and crafts at the Westfield Galleria, where the Chabad of Placer County put on a holiday celebration on Dec. 9 that culminated in the lighting of a menorah ice sculpture.
Tracie Spingarn of Rocklin, left, and daughter Zoe Spingarn-Sanford, 5, celebrate Hanukkah with arts and crafts at the Westfield Galleria, where the Chabad of Placer County put on a holiday celebration on Dec. 9 that culminated in the lighting of a menorah ice sculpture.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
The Makarov family of Sacramento, Samantha, left, Kloe and Vladamir, pose for a family snapshot in front of the menorah ice sculpture at the Westfield Galleria during the Chabad of Placer County's Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 9.
The Makarov family of Sacramento, Samantha, left, Kloe and Vladamir, pose for a family snapshot in front of the menorah ice sculpture at the Westfield Galleria during the Chabad of Placer County's Hanukkah celebration on Dec. 9.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
The Chabad of Placer County, together with the Westfield Galleria, Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9, which culminates in the lighting of the candles atop a menorah ice sculpture.
The Chabad of Placer County, together with the Westfield Galleria, Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9, which culminates in the lighting of the candles atop a menorah ice sculpture.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
The Chabad of Placer County, together with the Westfield Galleria, holds a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9, which culminates in the lighting of the candles atop a menorah ice sculpture.
The Chabad of Placer County, together with the Westfield Galleria, holds a Hanukkah celebration on Sunday, Dec. 9, which culminates in the lighting of the candles atop a menorah ice sculpture.
Anne Stokes,/Press Tribune Correspondent
Bob Keller, of Loomis, sells donuts during the Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria on Dec. 9, put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
Bob Keller, of Loomis, sells donuts during the Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria on Dec. 9, put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Rabbi Yossi Korik, director of the Chabad of Placer County, speaks during the Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Rabbi Yossi Korik, director of the Chabad of Placer County, speaks during the Hanukkah celebration at the Westfield Galleria in Roseville on Dec. 9.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Igor Birman, Chief of Staff for Congressman Tom McClintock, lights the first candle on the menorah ice sculpture in celebration of the second night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Galleria. The event was put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
Igor Birman, Chief of Staff for Congressman Tom McClintock, lights the first candle on the menorah ice sculpture in celebration of the second night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Galleria. The event was put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
Anne Stokes/Press Tribune Correspondent
Mikhail Palatmik of Granite Bay, left, and Igor Birman, Chief of Staff for Congressman Tom McClintock, light the candles on the menorah ice sculpture in celebration of the second night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Galleria on Dec. 9. The event was put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
Mikhail Palatmik of Granite Bay, left, and Igor Birman, Chief of Staff for Congressman Tom McClintock, light the candles on the menorah ice sculpture in celebration of the second night of Hanukkah at the Westfield Galleria on Dec. 9. The event was put on by the Chabad of Placer County.
The Chabad of Placer County, together with the Westfield Galleria, celebrated the second night of Hanukkah on Sunday, Dec. 9 with the lighting of candles atop of an ice sculpture menorah.
"We're going to have the fire of the candles burning on the ice. It's about merging different styles together. It's about unity, this is what the holiday's all about," said Rabbi Yossi Korik, director of the Chabad of Placer County. "Hanukkah is about celebrating the freedom of religion, the freedom of speech, the freedom of being, to allow and accept others for who they are. This is what we're doing at this event here tonight."