Local dignitaries join in menorah lighting at government center

Rabbi Sholem Teitelbaum, visiting from Argentina, lights a large menorah as Rabbi Yakov Latowicz, of Chabad of Ventura, leads the crowd in songs during a menorah lighting in the courtyard of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Rabbi Sholem Teitelbaum, visiting from Argentina, lights a large menorah during a lighting ceremony in the courtyard of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Mike Pettit, assistant county executive officer, from right, District Attorney Erik Nasarenko and Sheriff-elect Jim Fryhoff clap along as Rabbi Yakov Latowicz leads the crowd in songs during a menorah lighting in the courtyard of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Ventura County Sheriff-elect Jim Fryhoff joins Rabbi Yakov Latowicz during a menorah lighting in the courtyard of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

Rabbi Yakov Latowicz, of Chabad of Ventura, gives a brief history of the menorah during a lighting ceremony in the courtyard of the Ventura County Government Center in Ventura Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.