Hanukkah at OZ: Light, Music & Making

About this event

All-ages Hanukkah Party

Come celebrate Hanukkah with a morning of live music, Yiddish dancing, latkes, storytelling, building, games and making — designed for kids, grown-ups, grandparents, friends and anyone looking for a joyful way to connect with Jewish community.

Things start at 10:30 am with Ozzy and visiting musicians working with our Jewish Journeys students on Yiddish dance . At 11:00, the music will lead the kids in a procession to the stage for a short student dance and music performance, followed by a chance for everyone to dance together.

Then the party opens up.

Help create something glowing in our vintage Lite-Brite and Lego building stations, play dreidel and board games, make Hanukkah crafts, get your face painted, and explore special activities for our youngest kids and preschool families.

Grown-ups get to make, too: Vicky will lead a ceramics activity especially for adults in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary.

Starting at 11:30, grab some latkes and Hanukkah treats , warm up at the hot chocolate bar , and enjoy time together around the building.

We’ll follow the stories with Hanukkah singing together , then keep the food, building, making, playing and hanging out going through 1:00 PM.

The morning at a glance

• 10:30 — Yiddish dance workshop with Jewish Journeys

• 11:00 — Musical procession + student music and dance performance

• 11:15 — Everybody dances

• 11:30 —Lite-Brite & LEGO, crafts, games, face painting + preschool activities open, and adult ceramics in the Samuelson Saiger Sanctuary

• 11:30 — Latkes, Hanukkah treats + hot chocolate bar

• Noon — Ash Story Slam: Stories of Light + Hanukkah singing

• Until 1:00 — Eat, make, build, play and spend time together

Come for the whole morning or join us along the way. OZ regulars, first-timers and friends of all backgrounds are welcome.

Make something. Hear a story. Eat a latke. Dance a little. Help us build the light.

From Ohavi Zedek