Light and joy: Ridgefield temple lights menorah Macklin Reid FacebookTwitterEmail Hanukkah is being celebrated — though a little differently this year — by Ridgefield-based Congregation Shir Shalom. “We are trying to spread some light and joy at a dark time!” said Rabbi David Reiner. The eight-day celebration began at sundown Thursday, Dec. 10, Congregation Shir Shalom has been hosting nightly community menorah lightings, online. It also has a “menorah mobile” that has been visiting congregant homes, and some pop-up appearances of the menorah mobile are also planned. “Hanukkah is a festival of light,” Rabbi Reiner said. “We add candles each night to brighten the light; we add light to the pervasive physical darkness at this time of year.