Overview
- Crews lifted the 36-foot, 4,000-pound menorah into place at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street across from the Plaza Hotel on Dec. 10.
- Certified by Guinness World Records, the Yaacov Agam design draws on a Maimonides sketch of the Temple candelabrum.
- The Lubavitch Youth Organization, led locally by Rabbi Yossi Butman, will host nightly public ceremonies from Dec. 14–21 featuring music, dancing, donuts, chocolate gelt, and hot chocolate.
- Chabad reports more than 15,000 large public menorahs this year in over 100 countries, including displays at the White House, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, and Plymouth Rock.
- A separate large menorah at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza by Prospect Park will hold nightly events starting Dec. 14 with live music, hot latkes, and gifts for children.