Menorah lightings

Members of Temple Israel of Riverhead marked the beginning of Hanukkah this evening with a community menorah lighting.

Temple Israel of Riverhead invites the community to come together for a menorah lighting on the Peconic Riverfront Sunday evening to celebrate Hanukkah.

At the heart of Hanukkah is the nightly menorah lighting, commemorating the miracle of a one-day supply of oil lasting eight days when the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was rededicated in the second century BCE.

The North Fork community marks the beginning of the eight-day festival of Hanukkah tonight with a ceremonial menorah lighting in Riverhead and tomorrow night in Greenport.