Spread the gelt: Enjoy holiday boutique and telethon

Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel…

Come celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights, at the Friedberg JCC on Dec. 18, from 11 am to 1 pm, with a holiday boutique, craft workshop, menorah lighting, a few spins of the dreidel, and of course, Hanukkah gelt.

Admission is $18 for up to four people.

You can also help the needy by watching the Hanukkah telethon, sponsored by Chabad of Mineola, on Dec. 18 from 7 to 11 pm on Channel WINY-TV 10/55. This year’s goal is to raise $500,000 to be used for various outreach programs, including helping the unemployed and homeless.

Friedberg JCC [15 Neil Court in Oceanside, (516) 766-4341]. For more info, visit www.friedbergjcc.org.

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