Hanukkah Candle Tour in Nahlaot | Lighting Rituals from the Tamimi to the Hassidim
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The tour is subject to a minimum of 10 participants.
During Hanukkah, we spend time with our grandparents in the neighborhoods of Nahlaat, and in each of them we observe a different custom of lighting the Hanukkah candles – from the Armuzza family to the neighborhoods of the Hasidim.
The stations and stories in the tour
- Houses of Destiny: How the Yemenis light a fire.
- The Tabernacle of Moses: Stories about the lighting of the Jerusalem Sephardic synagogue.
- Near the Nar HaMoshav meeting place: The fires of the Maccabees of Jerusalem.
- Rabbi Arie Levine: His connection to Hanukkah.
- Court of the Rayd houses: The Hasidic lighting, and the value of the Hanukah candles...
During Hanukkah, we spend time with our grandparents in the neighborhoods of Nahlaat, and in each of them we observe a different custom of lighting the Hanukkah candles – from the Armuzza family to the neighborhoods of the Hasidim.
The stations and stories in the tour
- Houses of Destiny: How the Yemenis light a fire.
- The Tabernacle of Moses: Stories about the lighting of the Jerusalem Sephardic synagogue.
- Near the Nar HaMoshav meeting place: The fires of the Maccabees of Jerusalem.
- Rabbi Arie Levine: His connection to Hanukkah.
- Court of the Rayd houses: The Hasidic lighting of the Hanukah candles and the value of the Hanukah candles in the Hasidic world.
Aquarium centerpiece and lighting candles
Along the way we get to know the Jerusalem-style aquarium aquascapes, and at the end of the tour we light Chanukah candles together.
Guide details:
Dudi Bar Sela
"I am Dudi Bar Sela, a certified tour guide and owner of "Jerusalem Outside the Box" and beyafo - Tours That Discover Jaffa. My great love is to expose my travelers to new and unfamiliar places or to rediscover places they already thought they knew.
Just as I love to sense places and find their uniqueness, so, and actually much more, I love to sense my travelers and lead them to an experience that will touch them in a way that will move them and give them an unforgettable experience.
Come experience new worlds with me!"
