STEW LEONARD'S YONKERS STORE CELEBRATES
HANUKKAH WITH MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY

WHAT:
Stew Leonard's Yonkers store invites the Westchester community to celebrate Hanukkah at their annual Menorah lighting celebration.

The celebration begins with Cantor Chanin Becker of Scarsdale Synogogue-Temples Tremont and Emanu-El leading traditional Hanukkah song-singing, followed by the lighting of a 21-foot menorah. After the lighting ceremony, all are invited upstairs to the conference room for potato pancakes (latkes) and apple sauce, jelly donuts, hot cocoa and juice.

In Hebrew, the word Hanukkah means dedication or consecration, as the holiday commemorates the rededication of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. It was thought there was only enough oil to light the eternal flame in the temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, and so the holiday is also referred to as the Festival of Lights.

The eight-day celebration is observed by lighting a special candelabrum, the menorah. The menorah has nine candleholders, one to commemorate each night of Hanukkah plus the shamash, which holds an additional candle used to light the other eight.

WHO
Scarsdale Synogogue-Temples Tremont and Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish community serving all of Westchester County. For more information, visit www.sstte.org.

Stew Leonard's is a family-owned and operated fresh food store with locations in Norwalk, Danbury, and Newington, Conn. and Yonkers, N.Y. For more information, visit Stew Leonard's website at www.stewleonards.com.

WHEN
Tuesday, December 15th, starting at 5:30 P.M.

WHERE:
Stew Leonard's
One Stew Leonard Drive
Yonkers, NY 10710
Store phone for customer questions: 914.375.4700

MEDIA CONTACTS:
Cantor Becker, 914.725.5175 cantorbecker@sstte.com
Rachel Begun, 203.847.7213, rbegun@stewleonards.com