Chanukah

Chanukah Festival

Sunday, December 29, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Bnai Emunoh Chabad
4315 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States
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Annual South Hills Lights Chanukah Celebration

Monday, December 30, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST

Join the annual South Hills Lights Chanukah Celebration! Yummy donuts and latkes, hot drinks, gelt drop, grand menorah lighting and more! Let’s celebrate together and show our Jewish Pride!

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Tree of Life Congregation Community Candle Lighting

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
5898 Wilkins Avenue
5898 Wilkins Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Join Tree of Life Congregation for our annual Hanukkah candle lighting at the intersection of Shady and Wilkins.

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The CKids Chanukah Block Party

Sunday, December 15, 2024 @ 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Chabad of the South Hills’ New Building
1700 Bower Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 United States

Totally Epic Indoor pre-Chanukah fun for the whole family. Dreidel dash, curbside karaoke, kosher food truck fest, make your own glowing Chanukah sculpture.

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Hanukkah PJ Library

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 @ 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Rodef Shalom Congregation
4905 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213 United States

Wear your PJs and learn a latke about Hanukkah! Children ages 2-5 and their families are invited to join librarian Sam Siskind and Family Center Director Ellie Feibus in our Glick Children’s Library for an evening of Hanukkah stories, crafts, and food. Don’t forget to check out a book to read at home over the […]

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Cteen Jr Latke Cookoff

Saturday, December 9, 2023 @ 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Chabad of South Hills
1700 Bower Hill Rd
Pittsburgh, PA United States

Join with other middle school aged kids to compete for the title of Latke Master! Think masterchef but latke edition. There will also be a delicious donut bar, swag and letter writing to the soldiers in Israel. For 6-8 graders.

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South Hills Lights Chanukah Celebration

Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST
Dormont Pool Parking Lot
1801 Dormont Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15216 United States

Join the annual South Hills Lights Chanukah Celebration with a Grand Menorah Lighting, an 8 ft LED robot, a firetruck gelt drop, a photobooth and more! Enjoy delicious latkes, donuts and hot drinks! Free Admission! Rsvp to be entered into a raffle – chabadsh.com/lights

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Car Menorah Parade

Car Menorah Parade

Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Chabad of South Hills
1700 Bower Hill Rd
Pittsburgh, PA United States

Come and let’s spread our Jewish Pride, holiday excitement, and Chanukah LIGHTS with a car parade that will leave from Chabad of the South Hills and trek across Mt Lebanon, leading to the Annual South Hills Lights at 1801 Dormont Ave!

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Hanukkah on the Second Floor

Hanukkah on the Second Floor

Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST
Second Floor Teen Center – JCC Robinson Building
5738 Darlington Rd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States
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Downtown Menorah Lighting

Thursday, December 7, 2023 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
City-County Building
414 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 United States

Join Mayor Gainey in lighting the menorah.

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Latkepalooza!

Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
Congregation Beth Shalom
5915 Beacon Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

Join the Joint Jewish Education Program (J-JEP) for their annual Hanukkah Celebration. Cost is $5 per person or $20 per family at the door. Enjoy latkes, sufganiyot, games, crafts and prizes!

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Chanukah Festival

Sunday, December 10, 2023 @ 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Bnai Emunoh Chabad
4315 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217 United States

This year, we are privileged to have Senator John Fetterman and Mayor Ed Gainey participate in the Menorah lighting.

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The CKids Pre-Chanukah Legoland

Sunday, December 3, 2023 @ 4:15 PM - 5:45 PM EST
Chabad of South Hills
1700 Bower Hill Rd
Pittsburgh, PA United States

Build a brighter world at the CKids Pre Chanukah Legoland- Chanukah is right around the corner, time for some epic pre-holiday fun! ➢ “Menorah Madness” team competitions ➢ “Mystery Maccabee Quest” adventure ➢ “Spin and Stack” mega-dreidel showdown ➢ “Glownut Lab” (Yup, that’s glow-in-the-dark lego doughnuts!) ➢ “Build-your-own Chanukah Dazzler”- light up Menorah! Each child […]

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Babyccino

Sunday, November 26, 2023 @ 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST
Chabad of South Hills
1700 Bower Hill Rd
Pittsburgh, PA United States

Babyccino, a chic meet-up for moms and babies/tots, is back! This 3 week session will be all about Chanukah! Through music, movement, art, sensory, and play, we’ll learn about the story of Chanukah, discover the miracle of light, and explore the many customs and traditions! Come for one session, or come for all 3!

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Donuts and Dreidels

Donuts and Dreidels

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 @ 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST
Temple Emanuel
1250 Bower Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15243 United States

Join the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, Beth El, PJ Library, and Temple Emanuel as we celebrate Hanukkah together. Candle lightning, songs, latkes, dreidels, donuts, and more!

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Chanukah|Jeffrey Finkelstein

Thank You for the Light

Sunday, April 20 @ 6:23 AM EDT

Our Jewish community’s light burns brightest when we work together—to engage with each other, to help the most vulnerable and to teach about Jewish values.

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Interpreting the Future

Sunday, April 20 @ 6:23 AM EDT

This Shabbat we will read, Mikketz, my Bar Mitzvah Torah portion from 35 years ago. Joseph is asked to interpret to Pharaoh what his dream of seven fat cows eating seven lean cows and seven fat ears of grain swallowing seven lean ears of grain means. Joseph explains that there will be seven years of […]

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Shabbat Shalom and Happy Chanukah

Sunday, April 20 @ 6:23 AM EDT

Sunday night, the Jewish world will begin the holiday of Chanukah. Our agencies have been and will be “getting their Chanukah on.” I know that the Chanukiah(some refer to it as a menorah) will be lit in the Jewish Association on Aging and Riverview Towers Facilities for the hundreds of our seniors who make their homes there. […]

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