Downtown Springfield, Chanukkah Celebration

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will once again attend the Lighting of the Menorah in Court Square in downtown Springfield.

Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, State Senator Eric Lesser and city dignitaries will be on hand to address participants. The event begins at 3:10 p.m.

Latkes, cocoa and dreidels will be featured as the Springfield Jewish community welcomes the greater community.

Hanukkah and the tradition of lighting a candle of the menorah each day during what is also called the Festival of Lights celebrates an ancient Jewish victory over the Seleucid Empire.