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Families celebrated Hanukkah at the San Geronimo Community Center last Thursday, the third night of the winter holiday celebrating a miracle of light. The event was presented by a new Jewish group, called the West Marin Jews. Read about it on page 6.   Susan Adler

As Mendel Rice lit the first wick on the menorah, he reminded two dozen people standing in a half-circle around him of the symbolism that ignites the tradition. “Every day is another miracle, and that’s why we light the menorah,” he said. The faces of the onlookers, who gathered in the parking lot outside of the San Geronimo Valley Community Center last Thursday evening, grew clearer with each new light. It was the third day…