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Photos: Last day of Hanukkah

Naples Daily News
Joel Aronson, of Fort Myers, recites the Shema Yisrael prayer from the siddur, or prayer book, during the last night of Hanukkah celebrations put on by Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point.
Joel Aronson, of Fort Myers, recites the Shema Yisrael prayer from the siddur, or prayer book, during the last night of Hanukkah celebrations put on by Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point.
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Stella Gangel, right foreground, smiles as Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, of Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU, prepares to light the 9-foot menorah on a rainy Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point in Estero to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah.
Stella Gangel, right foreground, smiles as Rabbi Mendy Greenberg, of Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU, prepares to light the 9-foot menorah on a rainy Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point in Estero to celebrate the last night of Hanukkah.
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Joel Aronson of Fort Myers recites the Shema Yisrael, the first two words of a section of the Torah, with Dov Moshe Newmark, from the Siddur prayer book, during the Hanukkah celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
Joel Aronson of Fort Myers recites the Shema Yisrael, the first two words of a section of the Torah, with Dov Moshe Newmark, from the Siddur prayer book, during the Hanukkah celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of the Chabad of Bonita Springs reads out a letter by a Lubavitcher, M. Schneerson in 1980, during the Hanukkah celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of the Chabad of Bonita Springs reads out a letter by a Lubavitcher, M. Schneerson in 1980, during the Hanukkah celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Hand raised in the air, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of the Chabad of Bonita Springs sings a few traditional tunes during the Hanukkah celebration put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
Hand raised in the air, Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of the Chabad of Bonita Springs sings a few traditional tunes during the Hanukkah celebration put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Yehoshua Greenberg, 15, puts on a puppet show during the Hanukkah celebrations put on by Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018. Greenberg put on a show about the history of the Jewish celebration of light.
Yehoshua Greenberg, 15, puts on a puppet show during the Hanukkah celebrations put on by Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018. Greenberg put on a show about the history of the Jewish celebration of light.
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Dov Moshe Newmark Chabad Lubavitch talks about the meaning of Hanukkah in light of the recent tragedy in Pittsburgh during the cultural celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
Dov Moshe Newmark Chabad Lubavitch talks about the meaning of Hanukkah in light of the recent tragedy in Pittsburgh during the cultural celebrations put up by the Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018.
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Shlomi Negri, of Estero, lights the 9-foot menorah at dusk during the celebrations hosted by the Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point in Estero.
Shlomi Negri, of Estero, lights the 9-foot menorah at dusk during the celebrations hosted by the Chabad of Bonita Springs, Estero & FGCU on Sunday evening, Dec. 9, 2018, at Coconut Point in Estero.
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