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Campus notebook: Manchesters UV light party

December 1, 2011 16:01
Manchester's UV-themed Shabbat dinner

By

Marcus Dysch,

Marcus Dysch

1 min read

● Students from around the country took part in a Shabbat meal with a difference in Manchester, dining with only UV lights guiding their way.

The Manchester JSoc "blackout" was thought to be the first Friday night event of its type in the world.

Organisers spent several days constructing a new temporary ceiling at the venue to ensure the room would be dark enough, before installing UV floodlights and up-lighters, glow sticks and even serving UV-infused drinks.

More than 200 people attended. The dinner was organised jointly by JSoc, Aish, Chabad and Chaplaincy.