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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
December 24, 2016 - 11:35 pm
 
People celebrate the first night of Chanukah in front of The Venetian's outdoor canal in Las Vegas, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, before a menorah lighting. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
David Aviv, a member of Chabad of Southern Nevada, lights a menorah in front of The Venetian's outdoor canal in Las Vegas, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, celebrating the first night of Chanukah. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
People celebrate the first night of Chanukah in front of The Venetian's outdoor canal in Las Vegas, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, before a menorah lighting. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto
People celebrate the first night of Chanukah in front of The Venetian's outdoor canal in Las Vegas, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, before a menorah lighting. (Chitose Suzuki/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chitosephoto

The first night of Chanukah was celebrated in front of The Venetian’s outdoor canal in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Hanukkah, aka Chanukah, is the Jewish Festival of Lights. It’s an eight-day commemoration of the rededication of the Temple by the Maccabees after their victory over the Syrians in the second century B.C.

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