Largest Menorah in Queens
The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council sponsors what's probably the largest Hanukkah menorah in the borough. This year there's a lighting at the Chabad of Eastern Queens as well as at Bay Terrace mall. The celebration at the mall includes live music and dancing, latkes, raffle, and even a fire juggling juggler.
- Menorah Lighting - December 13, 2009, 5 p.m. - Chabad of Eastern Queens, 211-05 Union Tpke, Hollis Hills, 718-225-6750x247
- Menorah Lighting - December 13, 2009, 6 p.m. - Bay Terrace mall, Bayside - Free
- Green Chanukah Party - December 6 - at The Samuel Field Y
- Chanukah at Chabad of Little Neck - December 15
- NEQJCC website, 718-225-6750 x247.
Hot latkes, soup, and cider; candlelighting, music, singing; face-painting, games, and Chanukah skits at Astoria Center of Israel.
- Dec. 13, 2009, 3-5 p.m.
- $10; children under 13 free
- Astoria Center of Israel, 27-35 Crescent St, Astoria, NY, 11102, 718-278-2680.
Traditional holiday dishes at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills.
- December, 11, 2009 at 6 p.m.
- Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112th St.,
- $25/$12 - Call for reservations at 718-261-2900.
Fun at the Chabad of Rego Park, including a huge Lego Menorah.
- December 13, 2009, 3-5 p.m., $1/ticket
- Queens Jewish Center Auditorium, 66-05 108th St
- Chabad of Rego Park
Entertainment, including carolers, and lighting of the Menorah at Atlas Park mall.
- December 13, 2009, 3 to 5 p.m.
- Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Ave, Glendale
Klez Dispensers band performs klezmer music and more. They take the prize for best band name this holiday.
- Klez Dispensers - A Hanukkah Celebration - December 6, 2009
- Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, 718-463-7700
