Chanukah On Ice Video Recap

Chanukah on Ice in Miami Beach

This past Sunday, more than 450 members of the Miami Beach community
enjoyed an amazing pre-Chanukah event at the Scott Rakow Youth Center
& Ice Skating Rink. The program was arranged by the Capt. Hyman P.
Galbut Jewish Learning Center Chabad and was sponsored by Dr Steve
Barton in Memory of his beloved mother.

What an afternoon of fun was had by all with all the kids having fun
ice skating to Jewish music and then jumping on the fantastic bounce
houses and the many other activities. The kids enjoyed a lunch of
delicious pizza and then super delicious donuts. The ice skating rink
was buzzing with so much activity that the administration was so
amazed at how well attended the event was and said that this was the
biggest event they have had in the newly renovated youth center and
were so taken back at how respectful the kids were, how patient people
were and how involved they got with all that was going on.

The kids also enjoyed the arts and crafts tables and loved getting
their faces painted too!

The day would not have been complete without the highlight of the day,
the grand rally and kids raffle to top it off. With only 15 minutes
left until the end of the program, the kids gathered and Rabbi Aron
got the kids into the  Chanukah spirit with the saying of the Torah
Pesukim with tremendous life and on the top of their lungs too. With
the sound of the pesukim filling the air, staff around the building
came out to look and see what was going on and were amazed! It was
then raffle time and 8 kids enjoyed winning and all the kids left with
Chanukah balloons and smiles on their faces.

Many people said this was the best event they had come to in years.
The kids were so involved and captured with the spirit of Chanukah and
could not stop smiling all day. Everyone was so proud to have been
part of the event and wanted to sign up to the next program. Well,
with more than 50 pies of pizza gone, more than 200 donuts and a few
hundred water bottles too, everyone left full, happy and excited that
Chanukah was coming in just 2 days!

With the encouragement of Rabbi Aron, more than 100 people took homes
menorahs to light or to pass out to their neighbors and friends.

The event was a great success thanks to the hard work of Rabbi Aron
Rabin, Yossi Duchman and with great support from members of the
community who volunteered and made things run so well - among them was
Batya Bogomilsky, Renee Bortunk, Yitzchok Baron and others. Special
thanks to Dr Steve Barton who sponsored the event in honor of his
Mother obm (Sosha bas Heshel A"H).