Born in Philly, the Public Menorah Turns 50 - Chabad.org
3 days ago · Jewish News Born in Philly, the Public Menorah Turns 50. Five rabbis erected the first in 1974; now there are 15,000 lit annually. By Dovid Margolin December 24, 2024 5:08 PM. ... Since the 1980s the main menorah-lighting event has been preceded by a parade of 200 or so menorah-topped cars, and this year will be followed by a Chanukah event at ...
'One at a time': Chabad leads menorah lighting celebration in …
1 day ago · A little more light — accompanied by songs, children dancing and jelly doughnuts — shone from the Monroe County Courthouse square Thursday evening as more than 40 people celebrated the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which this year began at sundown Dec. 25.. Two candles on a large menorah were lit by a Jewish member of the Bloomington community after Mayor Kerry Thomson lit the shamash, or ...
Chabad’s public menorahs a constant in Chanukah celebrations …
1 day ago · Five Chabad rabbis erected the first public menorah in Philadelphia in 1974. Now, 50 years later, there are roughly 15,000 giant menorahs lit annually in public squares from Washington, D.C.,
Overflow crowd, smiles and tears at National Menorah lighting in …
2 days ago · The National Menorah, whose lighting American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) sponsors, is the world’s largest menorah, according to Chabad. Alejandro Mayorkas, the U.S. secretary of homeland security, and Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, were on hand for the event.
Menorah lighting held outside One Government Center - 13abc
20 hours ago · Friday outside One Government Center in downtown, Chabad of Toledo held a menorah lighting. The holiday recalls the victory of the militarily weak but spiritually strong Jewish people who defeated ...
Chabad Center lights 10-foot menorah in downtown Binghamton
1 day ago · Chabad Downtown Center held a public Hanukkah menorah lighting event Thursday evening at the Corner of Court and State Street. The organization lit a massive 10 foot, LED lit menorah and ...
Chabad of Nebraska celebrates 50th annual menorah lighting
2 days ago · Chabad of Nebraska celebrated by lighting a Cornhusker menorah.Community members gathered at Stinson Park and kept hostages of the conflict overseas in their thoughts.
With Lawrence menorah lighting, a hope of ‘light over darkness’; …
1 day ago · Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, said Thursday’s was the 18th Community Menorah Lighting in Lawrence, and 18 has a special significance in Jewish tradition.
Chabad Center to celebrate Hanukkah with Fashion Island menorah lighting
1 day ago · The annual Menorah lighting takes place Sunday, from 3 to 4:15 p.m., at the atrium garden court, near the Barnes & Noble bookstore, at Fashion Island, 401 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach.
Lighting up NYC: World's largest menorah erected in New York …
Dec 21, 2024 · The World’s Largest Menorah was erected on Thursday at the corner of 5th Ave and 59th Street, near Central Park in New York, Chabad Lubavitch announced Thursday.. The menorah, standing at 36 ...