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Help Us Break the Driedel Spinning World Record!

Help the Santa Monica Synagogue break a world record!
Show your best wrist action as hundreds join together to break the
“Dreidel Spinning” World Record - the most people simultaneously
spinning a dreidel for at least 10 seconds (previous record, 603
people!).  Dreidels will be provided. The lighting of the Menorah will follow.

Dates: Monday, December 22, 2008
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Price: Free of charge
Organization: The Santa Monica Synagogue (SMS)
Venue: Third Street Promenade
Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 310-453-4276
Web Site: www.TheSMS.org
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