Join the Circle this holiday season for a joyous community Secular Humanistic Hanukkah celebration! Candle-lighting, singing, homemade latkes, and a potluck meal! Doors will open at 4pm.

FAQ: What distinguishes a traditional Hanukkah celebration from a secular humanist one?

BYOM (Bring Your Own Menorah!)

We will have plenty of dreidels and gelt for everyone, but we encourage attendees to bring their own menorah, candles and lighter/matches. We will all be lighting our menorahs 🕎 together as a community!

Holiday Jukebox!

As is SJC tradition, we'll have a sing along to our favorite new and traditional 🎶 Hanukkah music 🎶 immediately following candle-lighting, and of course, we'll need some music to play during the event to set the holiday mood! Have any favorite Hanukkah songs or albums in mind you'd like to hear? Send in your song selections!

Community Potluck!

Attendees are encouraged to bring a potluck dish 🥧 or non-alcoholic beverage 🥤 to share, so long as you include a full ingredients list. 📋 You are encouraged to include your contact info if you are comfortable with people reaching out to you about your recipe!

SJC Ingredients Card: Printable Version | Fillable Version

Fresh-fried Latkes!

Our Madrikh Jeff Treistman will be leading a team of volunteers a couple hours beforehand in the SJC tradition of frying fresh latkes for the event. We have a lot of people to fry for! 🧑‍🍳 Never flipped or fried before? Beginners welcome! 🌟

Accessibility Information

• This event will be on the first floor with no more than a few stairs into or out of the venue. Wheelchair ramp (which can be placed over any stairs) is available on request.
• There is plenty of nearby free on-street parking. As always, carpooling is encouraged; let us know if you'll need a ride (or can give a ride!) in the registration form!
• Gender-neutral restrooms are available.
• Sensory-safe spaces will be available.
• Venue serviced by public transit routes 31 and 32.

Trouble registering?

Upon registration, you should receive your registration confirmation email within minutes. If you don't, please try re-registering, or register using our Google Form instead.