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Chabad Of East Hampton Hosts 'MenorahCade' To Herrick Park For Lighting Of Menorah

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The procession of cars in the

The procession of cars in the "Menorahcade" made it's way through East Hampton Village to Herrick Park on Sunday.

Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten of the Chabad Lubavitch of the Hamptons lights the menorah candles in Herrick Park on Sunday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten of the Chabad Lubavitch of the Hamptons lights the menorah candles in Herrick Park on Sunday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten at the lighting of the menorah in Herrick Park on Sunday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Rabbi Leibel Baumgarten at the lighting of the menorah in Herrick Park on Sunday. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorJon Winkler on Dec 19, 2017
There’s often hefty traffic going through Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village, but there was good reason for it last Sunday: a motorcade of cars decked with menorahs on their... more

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