Nassau Coliseum Hosting Special Mega Hanukkah Celebration

Nassau coliseum will host this year’s Long Island Mega Chanukah Bash on Sunday, Dec. 2, leading into the first night of the eight-day holiday.

Jewish Heritage Celebration with the Long Island Nets will kick off the fun-filled family festivities featuring kosher stadium food, a half-time rabbis vs. teens basketball game, and an on-court menorah lighting ceremony. Following the game will be a live concert with internationally acclaimed Jewish music sensation Yoni Z and an indoor carnival with fun for the whole family, all at an affordable price.

“The message of Hanukkah is the message of light,” added Rabbi Yossi Lieberman, co-director of Chabad of West Hempstead and the event’s organizer. “The nature of light is that it is always victorious over darkness. A small amount of light dispels a lot of darkness. Another act of goodness and kindness, another act of light, makes all the difference.”

The public display of Hanukkah has become a staple of Jewish cultural and religious life, forever altering the American practice and awareness of the festival. This year, Chabad-Lubavitch will set up more than 15,000 large public menorahs in more than 100 countries around the world, including in front of landmarks such as the White House, the Eiffel Tower, and the Kremlin.

Throughout Long Island, thousands will join Chabad’s Hanukkah events and celebrations, including public menorah lightings, giant dreidel houses, Chanukah wonderlands and more.
To find a local event in Long Island or practically anywhere throughout the world, visit the Long Island Hanukkah event directory at www.ChanukahLI.org.

For more information about Long Island’s Mega Chanukah Bash, and to purchase tickets, visit www.MegaChanukah.com.

Photo courtesy Chabad of West Hempstead