A program affiliated with the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College is providing Chanukah kits to help staff and volunteers in non-Jewish nursing homes, hospitals and assisted-living facilities run holiday celebrations for Jewish residents. The kits provided by Hiddur: The Center for Aging and Judaism include a guide to the rituals, transliteration of the Hebrew prayers, large-type handouts for participants and a CD recording of all the songs and blessings.
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