ROYAL OAK — Chanukah begins on the evening of Dec. 14 and goes until Dec. 22. To help families celebrate the occasion, the Royal Oak Chabad Jewish Center is hosting its annual Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Village Walk on Dec. 18.

The menorah lighting and walk will take place from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Eagle Plaza, 163 Sixth St. in Royal Oak.

The event is going to be generally the same this year as in the past, according to Rabbi Moishie Glitsenstein.

“A new thing that we will have is a giant Judah Maccabee, which is kind of a giant person that you can take photos with, so that’s going to be a new fun thing for the kids and families,” he said. “The Maccabees are basically the people that will fight to bring the celebration of Chanukah, the victory of Chanukah.”

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