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Sarasota News Leader November 29, 2013 Page 116 TEMPLE EMANU-EL KIDS PREPARE FOR HANUKKAH This month brings the earliest Hanukkah season ever — the first day of Hanukkah actually coincides with Thanksgiving Day — and the youth of Temple Emanu-El have been preparing for both events, a Temple news release says. release adds. The morning event was chaired by Liana Sheintal Bryant and Alicia Zoller. Temple Emanu-El Religious School students joined in the Hanukkah activities the following day. After visiting the synagogue's Judaica shop to purchase small gifts for family members and friends, students created Hanukkah cards and glitter-encrusted Hanukkah decorations for senior Jewish residents of Sarasota-Manatee, the release continues. The students' Hanukkah greetings will be distributed in partnership with Jewish Family and Children's Service. Young Jewish and interfaith families gathered at Temple Emanu-El on Saturday morning, Nov. 16, for a special Tot Shabbat program devoted to getting into the Hanukkah spirit. Children played dreidel; painted coin purses and filled them with gelt, or chocolate coins; sampled the traditional Hanukkah dessert sufganiyot, or jelly doughnuts; and sang Hanukkah songs and heard the Hanukkah For more information about Hanukkah celestory with Rabbi Brenner Glickman, the brations at Temple Emanu-El, call 371-2788. % Temple Emanu-El Religious School students Danielle Rudd, Jayme Rudd, Jordan Cohen, and Caterina Cappelli display Hanukkah greetings created for seniors served by Jewish Family & Children's Service. Contributed photo