World's
Largest Chanukah Menorah on Fifth Avenue by Central Park
Menorah Parade of 300 Menorah vehicles.
Hot "Latkes" on Fifth Avenue.
Hot "Latkes" on Fifth Avenue.
Jewish News Agency
The World's Largest Chanukah Menorah will be proudly
standing at New York's most fashionable plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th
Street, by Central Park, between the Plaza and the Pierre Hotels. The first
candle will be lighted on Tuesday evening December 12, and the full
Menorah will be lighted on Tuesday evening December 19. All weekday
lightings are at 5:30 PM. Over the years the World's Largest Menorah was
lighted by New York City Mayors, Abraham Beame, Ed Koch, David
Dinkins, Rudolph Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg,
Governors Mario Cuomo, George Pataki and David
Paterson, United States Senators Jacob
Javits and Charles Schumer, as well as many other dignitaries.
"The Menorah stands as a symbol of freedom and democracy,
strength and inspiration, delivering a timely and poignant message to each
person on an individual basis," said Rabbi Shmuel M. Butman, Director
Lubavitch Youth Organization.
DESIGNED BY WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST YAACOV AGAM AND CERTIFIED BY
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
The Menorah was certified by Guinness World Records as the
World's Largest. It was specially designed by world renowned artist Yaacov
Agam who lighted the Menorah many times. It was inspired by a hand drawing
by the Rambam (Maimonides) of the original Menorah in the Holy Temple
of Jerusalem.
REBBE PERSONALLY APPROVED MENORAH
The Menorah stood in miniature on the desk of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe who personally approved its form. The Rebbe wanted this Menorah to be the
world's largest and when there was talk about making a large Menorah in another
city the Rebbe asked for that city's Menorah to be smaller.
The 32-foot high, gold colored, 4,000 pound steel structure will
be lighted nightly with genuine oil lamps. Specially designed glass chimneys
will protect the Chanukah lights from the Central Park winds.
Due to the height of the Menorah, it will be lit nightly with
the help of a Con Edison "cherry-picker" crane as well as two lifts
that lift the lighters to the "Menorah Heights."
"REBBE LIKED THIS MENORAH"
"The Rebbe liked this Menorah," said Yaacov Agam.
"The Rebbe sent me a special letter thanking me, emphasizing that 'where
ever there is light there is shadow.'"
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS TO VIEW MENORAH
The lighting of the World's Largest Chanukah Menorah
is always the central event of Chanukah for the millions of residents
of New York and visitors to the Big Apple. It is also a favorite with
the International media who put the World's Largest Chanukah Menorah
in the center of their "Chanukah story," bringing the World's
Largest Menorah into the homes of hundreds of millions of people throughout the
world.
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GRAND MENORAH PARADE
On Shabbos (Saturday) evening, December 20th, the Grand
Menorah Parade of over 300 Menorah vehicles will take place. The Parade will
leave Lubavitch World Headquarters at 7:00 PM and will pass by the
World's Largest Chanukah Menorah at 8:30 PM.
T "LATKES" ON FIFTH AVENUE
Sunday evening, December 17th, a
special Chanukah celebration will take place at the World's
Largest Chanukah Menorah. The celebration will include live music,
singing and dancing, "Chanukah Gelt" for the children and hot
"Latkes" (potato pancakes), the traditional food of Chanukah,
will be distributed to everyone. "We want people to 'taste' the
tradition," said Rabbi Butman.
A CAMPAIGN FOR MILLIONS
New York's most popular radio stations, WCBS and WINS, will
carry a steady Chanukah call to millions of people to "Come
light the Menorah." The message by Rabbi Butman is for everyone to light
the Menorah in their own home, "It's exciting, it's triumphant. It's many
voices as one cheering light over darkness, joy over sorrow, freedom over
oppression."
"The prominence of the Menorah carries an additional
message," adds Rabbi Butman. "The Rebbe teaches that soon there will
be another light, an eternal light, the eternal light of Moshiach, the eternal
light of the Great Redemption."
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