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Rockland Officials Stage Menorah-Lighting Ceremony

NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Rockland County officials participated in the annual menorah lighting Friday outside the Allison-Parris County Office Building in New City. 

Rockland County Executive Ed Day leads a menorah-lighting ceremony Friday in New City.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day leads a menorah-lighting ceremony Friday in New City.

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The event brought together ‪‎Rockland‬ County Executive Ed Day with fellow elected officials and local Jewish leaders. Together they lit four candles for the first four nights of Hanukkah, which began Dec. 6. 

"Hanukkah is not just a time we celebrate miracles, we celebrate hope," Day said. 

The gathering was preceded by the dedication of a crèche, demonstrating the diversity and freedom of religion.

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