Dana Evan Kaplan

Last year for Hanukkah, we were hoping to be part of the Jewish community’s lighting of the menorah at Bienville Square. Things did not work out. I was pretty shocked at what happened. So we needed a Plan B. Howard S. and I decided to build our own menorah and celebrate in front of the Temple. Howard built a beautiful Chanukiah! Copper tubing and assorted fittings were used to construct the arms of the menorah, which are attached to a very heavy piece of wood. All the fittin