The Reyngold family lights the shamash during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
And, it shared its menorah lighting ceremony at the Seal Beach Pier with the community.
Hanukkah, or Chanukah, begins the evening of Dec 14, continuing through Dec. 22.
Three-year-old Charlie Klepin takes part in the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Teri and Jeffrey Roth help their 5-year-old grandsons Elias, left, and Shilo, light the menorah during the pre-Hanukkah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rabbi Shmuel Marcus hosts the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony with festivities that included music and dancing at the Seal Beach Pier on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Leo Chelyapov, with the music group Kings of Klezmer, plays the saxophone while the sun sets during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Oren Halmut pounds out the music during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Zoey Miller, 6, left, her brother, Mason, 3, and Sonya Smith, 3, listen to music during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Gayle and Ian Chait take a picture with their dog, Louie, during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Isaac Gordon takes a picture of his wife Allison and 1-year-old daughter Rose during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Liz Shindel and her 3-year-old niece, Charlie, light a candle during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025.
(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rabbi Shmuel Marcus with Chabad, hosts the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rabbi Shmuel Marcus with Chabad, hosts the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A tranquil sunset is the backdrop for the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony at the Seal Beach Pier on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Reyngold family lights the shamash during the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Three-year-old Charlie Klepin takes part in the annual pre-Hanukkah Menorah Lighting ceremony in Seal Beach on Sunday, December, 7, 2025. Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)
