Happy Hanukkah! Mumbai’s Jewish community reignites festive fervour with food and rituals

Christmas may steal the show every December but for the city’s Jews, Hanukkah holds a special place and is celebrated with equal zest in the same month. While the festival couldn’t be marked in a big way last year, Jewish Mumbaikars are happy that they can at least have simple gatherings now

Like with many other festival celebrations, this Hanukkah is going to be different for the Jewish community in the city. They are able to enjoy and observe rituals of the ‘winter festival of lights’ with their family and friends after a gap of nearly two Covid-impacted years. Herzl Simon, a member from the community, says happily, “Even the synagogues in the city will be actively celebrating the festivals this time. It is good that things are coming back to normal.”

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