Local Jews celebrate start of Hanukkah

Photos by IRIS SMOOT/Acorn Newspapers FESITVAL OF LIGHTS BEGINS- Above, Jeffrey Prince, music specialist at Temple Etz Chaim, sings classic Hanukkah songs with local kids and families as Rabbi Richard Spiegel, right, lights a giant menorah during the temple's Hanukkah celebration at the Simi Valley Town Center on Tuesday evening. Hanukkah began at sundown and ends at sundown Wednesday, Dec. 12.