Nightly Hanukkah lighting in Old Towne Orange continues through Tuesday

The lights were electric instead of traditional candles, but the spirit of Hanukkah was in full effect during the kick-off for Temple Beth Sholom Orange County’s Festival of Lights in the Old Towne Orange Plaza.
Claire Benson of Temple Beth Sholom squints as she lights the memorah on the first day of Hanukkah on Tuesday. She is being held by the congregation’s rabbi, Heidi Cohen. The memorah is in the traffic circle park of the Orange Plaza. (Photo by Bill Alkofer, Orange County Regi