JCCGV launches inaugural Chanukah Market, November 28

Klezmer music, hand-made gifts, artisanal chocolates, and more on-site to celebrate the Jewish festival of lights

AMLiora Designs’ Lily of the Valley pendant.

Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver presents the Chanukah Market, November 28 from 11 am to 5 pm at the JCCGV.

IT’S A FIRST: the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver is hosting its inaugural Chanukah Market in celebration of the Jewish festival of lights. Admission is free with a donation to the Jewish Food Bank and the day’s festivities culminate in the lighting of the first candle on the menorah at sundown.

Performing live are Jerusalem singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and guitarist Anders Bentzion Nerman; the Klezbians; and the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir, the only Hiddish choir in Canada; among others.

Vendors include Nava’s latkes and Chanukah cookies; Mink Chocolates; AM Liora Design’s resin jewellery and accessories; artwork by Maxine Woogman; glass straws and Torah pointers from Glass Sipper; FlowShibori’s one of a kind Shibori hand-dyed articles; WAXYJAXX Candle Co candles, and more.

And for nosh, there are food trucks Meet2Eat, Beaver Tails, BurgerHolic, and Coffee Bike Vancouver.

Visit JCCGV at https://www.jccgv.com/chanukah-at-the-j/ for more information

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