World's Largest Chanukah Menorah on Fifth Avenue

Menorah Designed by Yaakov Agam

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The World's Largest Chanukah Menorah will
be erected at New York's most fashionable plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street,
by Central Park, between the Plaza and the Pierre Hotels. The Menorah will be
lighted on all evenings of Chanukah. The first candle of Chanukah is lighted
on Tuesday, Dec. 4th and the last (eight) candles of Chanukah will be lighted
on Tuesday evening, December 11th, at 5:30 pm.
The Menorah certified by the McGinnis Book of Records as the World's
Largest, sponsored by the Lubavitch Youth Organization was specially designed
by world renowned artist Yaakov Agam. Yaakov Agam's design was inspired by a
hand drawing by the Rambam (Maimonides) of the original Menorah in the Holy
Temple of Jerusalem.
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.
"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 of the Lubavitch
Youth Organization, who will light the Menorah nightly together with special
dignitaries.
Due to the height of the Menorah, it will be lit nightly with the help of
a Con Edison "cherry-picker" crane that will lift the lighters to the "Menorah
Heights."
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.
On Sunday evening, December 9th, special Chanukah celebrations 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
of Rabbi Butman is for every one 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."
The lighting schedule for the Worlds Largest Chanukah Menorah is as
follows: Tuesday, December 4 - 5:30 PM
Wednesday, December 5 - 5:30 PM
Thursday, December 6 - 5:30 PM
Friday, December 7 - 3:45 PM
Shabbos (Saturday) evening, December 8 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, December 9 - 5:30 PM
Monday, December 10 - 8:00 PM
Tuesday, December 11 - 5:30 PM

For more information call 917 287 7770

SOURCE Lubavitch Youth Organization

Shmuel Butman of Lubavitch Youth Organization, +1-917-287-7770