Festival of Lights December 30, 2016 Editorial Staff Photo by Jason Kaplan On Tuesday, Rabbi Shmuel Serebryanski lights the menorah, at Rings Pond, on the fourth night of Hanukkah. About a dozen people gathered to hear the story behind the origin of the holiday and why it lasts eight nights. The guests were then invited back to Munger Cottage for donuts and homemade latkes. Photo by Jason KaplanOn Tuesday, Rabbi Shmuel Serebryanski lights the menorah, at Rings Pond, on the fourth night of Hanukkah. About a dozen people gathered to hear the story behind the origin of the holiday and why it lasts eight nights. The guests were then invited back to Munger Cottage for donuts and homemade latkes.