<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"><strong>Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 15, 2022</strong> – With Chanukah starting on Sunday night, December 18, 2022, new light decorations have been placed on many Jerusalem, Israel street light poles the week before the holiday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Again this year, the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has launched a Winter Nights Festival&nbsp;in collaboration with the Ministry of Jerusalem &amp; Heritage and the Jerusalem Development Authority.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Designed by lighting artist Gil Teichman and team, over 2.5 million small LEDs are&nbsp;used, and the light spreads over 25 kilometers of cables throughout the garden.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">The festival will take visitors on a 700-meter-long track covering an area of 14 dunams&nbsp;with lighting displays on trees, shrubs, and most impressive&nbsp;around the pond which shows the large Chanukah menorah reflecting in the water.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Background music by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and food stands add to the holiday atmosphere. 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