Willamstown's Rempell to be Honored at May 28 Event

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David Rempell was school principal, director of the Youth Center and a Select Board member.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Longtime educator and community leader the late David Rempell will be honored at a community celebration on Sunday, May 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Williamstown Elementary School.
 
As principal of the elementary school, Rempell was a strong and caring guide for teachers. He guided the children with immense respect and care for all. After his retirement as a principal, he became director of the Williamstown Youth Center. He gave his vision of an expanded Youth Center program to meet the needs of all Williamstown families.
 
He championed the building of a new school and youth center. He also served on the town’s Select Board for nine years.
 
The organizers ask that those planning to attend let them know in advance by emailing rsvpdavid5.28.23@gmail.com. Also, let the organizers know if you would like to say a few words at the event.

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Menorah Lighting Begins 8 Days of Hanukkah, Thoughts of Gratitude

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff

Mia Wax gets some helping light as she works the controls. The full ceremony can be seen on iBerkshires' Facebook page. 
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — With a boost from her dad, Mia Wax on Wednesday turned on the first candle of the more than 12-foot tall menorah at the Williams Inn. 
 
Around 40 people attended the community lighting for the first night of Hanukkah, which fell this year on the same day as Christmas. They gathered in the snow around the glowing blue electric menorah even as the temperature hovered around 12 degrees.
 
"We had a small but dedicated group in North Adams, so this is unbelievable," said Rabbi Rachel Barenblat of Congregation Beth Israel in North Adams. "This is honestly unbelievable."
 
Barenblat had earlier observed the lighting of the city's menorah in City Hall, which the mayor opened briefly for the ceremony. 
 
In Williamstown, Rabbi Seth Wax, the Jewish chaplain at Williams College, with his daughter and her friend Rebecca Doret, spoke of the reasons for celebrating Hanukkah, sometimes referred to as the Festival of Lights. 
 
The two common ones, he said, are to mark the single unit of sacred olive oil that lasted eight days during the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem and the military victory over the invading Greeks.
 
"For the rabbis of antiquity, who created and shaped Judaism, these two events were considered to be miracles," said Wax. "They happened not because of what humans did on their own, but because of what something beyond them, what they called God, did on their behalf.
 
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