Holiday Stories

By Betty Nelander 
Palm Beach Daily News 
Friday, November 29, 2013

some 1,500 people gathered on Saturday night for a festive meal organized by Heichal Menachem, a library and research center dedicated to disseminating Chassidic teachings. (Photo: JDN) 
Children's librarian Samantha Merigold left,
 reads a Hanukkah story while Rebbetzin
Hindel Levitin shows children how to spin
dreidels at Shalom Storytime Tuesday at
The Society of the Four Arts children's library.
Children, from left, are Musia Levitin, Ilana
Marseille, Aviella Tyson and Lilly Blumenthal.
The program was presented by Chabad of
Northern Palm Beach Island in cooperation
with the Commission for Jewish Education of
the Palm Beaches's PJ Library.

Holiday stories — Hanukkah was the theme of Tuesday’s Shalom Storytime at The Society of the Four Arts. Stories, dreidels and latke plate-making highlighted the morning. Chocolat gelt (Hanukkah money) was given to the children to teach the importance of giving. The event was hosted by Chabad of Northern Palm Beach Island in cooperation with the Friedman Commission for Jewish Education of the Palm Beaches’ PJ Library program.