Hanukkah in Claremont
Rabbi Shalo Harlig from Chabad of the Inland Empire, seen here lighting the menorah, was among some 60 people celebrating the fifth night of Hanukkah Monday at Claremont City Hall. The crowd of all ages enjoyed potato latkes and sweets prior to the festivities. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Rabbi Shalo Harlig from Chabad of the Inland Empire was a busy man on Monday. He spent the afternoon at Claremont Manor lighting the menorah for the fifth night of Hanukkah and presiding over an event that also included arts and crafts, a raffle, and 91-year-old resident Mel Opotowsky’s bar mitzvah. In the evening Harlig led some 60 celebrants in lighting the menorah at Claremont City Hall, after the crowd of all ages enjoyed potato latkes and sweets.
Rabbi Sholom Harlig, right, presided over 91-year-old resident Mel Opotowsky’s bar mitzvah during Monday’s Hanukkah celebration at Claremont Manor. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Children sang songs at Claremont City Hall Monday following the lighting of the menorah by Rabbi Shalo Harlig from Chabad of the Inland Empire to mark the fifth night of Hanukkah. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
Resident Mel Opotowsky, right, dances with Rabbi Sholom Harlig during Monday’s Hanukkah celebration at Claremont Manor. Opotowsky, 91, also celebrated his bar mitzvah at the event. Courier photo/Andrew Alonzo
Rabbi Shalo Harlig from Chabad of the Inland Empire, seen here lighting the menorah, was among some 60 people celebrating the fifth night of Hanukkah Monday at Claremont City Hall. The crowd of all ages enjoyed potato latkes and sweets prior to the festivities. Courier photo/Peter Weinberger
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