A guide to Hanukkah festivities and menorah lightings across San Diego County

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A guide to Hanukkah festivities and menorah lightings across San Diego County

Hanukkah celebrations begin at sundown Dec. 25 and continue through Jan. 2. The Jewish festival, sometimes called the Festival of Lights, hearkens back to the restoration of Jerusalem and the rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd century. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, commemorating the miracle of a one-day supply of lamp oil that lasted eight days. Candles are lighted each night in a special candelabra called a Hanukkah …