![]() ![]() "Rabbi Fishel, you got it wrong," Bialek added later, when an out-of-sequence color was discovered, and a small section had to be dismantled and rebuilt. "If you make it up to the ceiling, how will you get it out the door?" asked Jared Bialek, age 8. The adults directed the kids, the kids directed the other kids, and sometimes the kids directed the adults. A sound reminiscent of windchimes filled the room, as Legos were sorted, shuffled through or kicked aside.Īs the menorah climbed upward and outward ? it will be as wide as it is tall ? the children had to stand on chairs to add blocks to the top of the structure. Footing was treacherous underfoot, with Lego blocks in a rainbow of colors all over the floor. Turning a mass of plastic blocks into a religious icon is no easy task, but all the kids and adults working on it had plenty of ideas on how to accomplish it.įive boys aged 7 to 9 years old worked away with Zaklos and a couple adults on a recent Sunday afternoon in the multi-purpose at the Chabad Center on Seagate Drive. The result ? a menorah built entirely of Legos, the classic child's building blocks, that will stand 12 feet tall once it is finished, and be the centerpiece of Chabad's Hanukkah festival on Dec. "It gets them involved, and starts the festivities a week early." ![]() "We wanted Hanukkah to be interactive, and have a menorah the kids themselves are building," said Zaklos. This year, said Rabbi Fishel Zaklos, they decided to get the children of the Chabad Hebrew School involved, and create a kid-friendly menorah with the help of the younger members of the congregation. Last year they built an aluminum menorah that towered more than 30 feet high, and had to be lighted with a cherry picker. The Chabad Jewish Center of Naples has a history of creating unusual menorahs for Hanukkah, and this year will be no exception. Somewhere between "many hands make light work," and "too many cooks spoil the broth," a menorah is taking shape.
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