The U.S. Postal Service invites the public to its national First-Day-Of-Issue (FDOI) Hanukkah stamp dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 1, at Temple Beth El of Boca Raton, 333 SW 4 Ave, Boca Raton, FL.
Joining U.S. Postal Service Chief Operating Officer/Executive Vice
President David E. Williams in dedicating the stamp will be Rabbi Jessica
Brockman, Senior Rabbi Dan Levin and Rabbi Greg Weisman of Temple Beth El of
Boca Raton. U.S. Postal Service South Florida District Manager Jeffery Taylor
will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
On November 1, the Hanukkah stamp will be available for purchase at the
temple and at Post Offices nationwide. Also at the temple, other related
philatelic products will be available for sale in the Social Hall adjacent to
the Sanctuary where the FDOI ceremony will be held. Official FDOI programs will
be distributed to all those who attend. Following the dedication, all FDOI
ceremony participants will be at a table for guests to have their programs
autographed, if they wish.
The
Hanukkah stamp depicts a warm, elegant illustration of a holiday menorah in the
window of a home. The
white window trim is visible through the branches of the menorah, which echo a
tangle of snow-covered tree branches beyond the glass. Artist William Low added visual
interest to the scene by highlighting the contrast between the hot candle
flames and the cool snow, the vertical candles and the horizontal window frame,
and the dark menorah with the brightly lit candles. Low, of Huntington, NY, worked under art director Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, MD, to design the stamp.
Employees are reminded that their attendance will be an
off-the-clock activity. Please RSVP at
usps.com/hanukkah.
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