Torch run marks first night of Hanukkah in Wilkes-Barre

Torch run marks first night of Hanukkah in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE – For the 49th year, roughly 100 attendees gathered at the Jewish Community Center to welcome the first night of Hanukkah with a dinner and the Running of the Torch. Known as Mayrutz Halapid, the torch run is a long-time tradition that dates to Israel when young men would carry torches to light menorahs […]