Jewish Center's 'Menorahcade' To Roll Through Bergen Co. For Hanukkah

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A local Jewish community center is rolling through four Bergen County towns with a parade of menorah-topped cars for the town-wide menorah lightings next weekend.

Sponsored by the Northwest Bergen County Chabad Jewish Center, the "Menorahcade," carrying electric, car-top menorahs, will travel through Glen Rock, Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Mahwah, on Sunday, Dec. 18, the center's Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan said.

Celebrations of the Jewish holiday will include a 9-foot menorah lighted by local officials, dreidels dropped by parachute from fire truck ladders, and traditional holiday drinks served hot from a kosher food truck free of charge, Kaplan said.

Scheduled "Menorahcade" stops are:

3:30 Glen Rock, Kilroy’s Wondermarket

4:30 Wyckoff Town Hall

5:30 Franklin Lakes Borough Hall

6:30 Mahwah Township Municipal Building

But the Hanukkah-themed celebrations don't end there.

At 6 p.m. Monday, the Chabad Jewish Center, located in Franklin Lakes, is also hosting its third-annual latke cookout, in which contestants will prepare their own latkes, or potato pancakes, from scratch to be judged by a panel that, this year, will include a surprise, world-renowned kosher chef.

Other celebrations at Chabad will include an adult Hanukkah party at 8 p.m. on Dec. 24, and a tie-dye party for families at 11 a.m. on Dec. 25.