20161218 - Chanukah (hrb)

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media While Kelly Tadelman of Lake in the Hills (back right,) sings with her daughters five-year-old Brooklyn and seven-year-old Ryleigh, Jen Schwartz of Lake Zurich (center,) watches as her five-year-old daughter Zoe sings along with Rabbi Tom Samuels of Chicago and the other attendees of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Ten-year-old Adurey Ritter spins her dreidel while playing with participants at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Nine-year-old Andrew Kelly of Huntley, nine-year-old Charlie Shuman-Lysen of Huntley and seven-year-old Eli Pacyna face off inn a game of Dreidel Twister during the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's hosted Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake. The board was constructed by congregation member Paula Eskoz who placed letters of the dreidel on each colored circle of the mat.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Nine-year-old Andrew Kelly of Huntley (right,) celebrates a successful spin of the dreidel while playing with 12-year-old Josh Bluver of Lake in the Hills (left,) and 14-year-old Zach Cottingham of Algonquin. The McHenry County Jewish Congregation hosted a Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake which included music, games and food.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Nine-year-old Charlie Shuman-Lysen of Huntley helps 10-year-old Hunter Purvin of Crystal Lake decorate his marshmallow dreydal while attending the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Left to right, Mark Goldberg of Crystal Lake, Larry Sternberg of Algonquin, Dale Morton of Woodstock and Craig Krandel of Woodstock start to work on making latkes in the basement of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake on Sunday, December 18, 2016 for the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Community Chanukah Celebration.

Michelle LaVigne/ For Shaw Media Rabbi Tom Samuels of Chicago prepares to light menorah in front of (closest left,) ten-year-old brothers Hunter and Miles Purlin of Crystal Lake, three-year-old Nava Bessemer of Gilberts and the other participants of the McHenry County Jewish Congregation's Community Chanukah Celebration on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at the McHenry County Jewish Congregation in Crystal Lake.