Chabad of Fountain Hills will ignite a public 12-foot menorah erected on the Avenue of the Fountains, right across from Gridleys.

The event will be followed by a community-wide celebration with Fountain Hills Mayor Linda Kavanagh, on the fifth night of Chanukah, which falls on Sunday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.

Following the menorah lighting ceremony, hundreds will dance to lively Jewish music played be the local Jewish Klezmer group, Chai Tones, and will eat the night away on delicious hot latkes and doughnuts.

For the children there will also be cotton candy, Hanukkah gelt and a spectacular fire juggling show. It is a free event.

The public menorah lighting was organized by Chabad’s Rabbi Mendy Lipskier.

“The Menorah serves as a symbol of Fountain Hills dedication to preserve and encourage the right and liberty of all its citizens to worship G-d freely, openly, and with pride,” Lipskier said.

“Specifically in America, a nation that was founded upon and vigorously protects the right of every person to practice his or her religion free from restraint and persecution, the Menorah takes on profound significance, embodying both religious and constitutional principles.”

Chanukah also propagates the universal message that ultimately good will prevail over evil, freedom over oppression and light over darkness.