New York State Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera (D-Bronx) has made vast strides in bringing the Bronx community together as a whole, especially during times of celebration for our most cherished holidays, and this holiday season is

The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a special candelabrum, the nine-branched Menorah or Hanukiah, one additional light on each night of the holiday, progressing to eight on the final night.

A former synagogue that was turned into a church on Ellis Avenue in the Parkchester section of Bronx was torched by assailants who smeared Satanic graffiti on its walls.