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The rich history and celebration of Hannukah

12/23/2024 07:23:39 AM

Dec23

Deena Manzanares, GTU

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) — Rabbi Samuel L. Spector has been the rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami since 2018. He was born and raised in Seattle, Washington where he attended the University of California San Diego. An active brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity while in attendance, Rabbi Spector graduated with Cum Laude honors and a B.A. in Judaic Studies and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. He received his Masters in Hebrew Letters and Rabbinic Ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.

He is currently a member of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, and serves on the advisory board for the Salt Lake Chamber and the Christian Center of Park City. We go through the traditions and customs, the meaning of the dreidel, foods, what it means to light the menorah, and more.

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