Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, who is Jewish, lit the first candle of Brooklyn’s largest Menorah Wednesday at Grand Army Plaza.
The crowd enjoyed live music, and traditional latkes, doughnuts, and Chanukah gifts were distributed thanks to financier and private equity investor Steven Rattner.
Following the Jewish community’s support during the election campaign, the new Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo is expected to make his first appearance at a Jewish event when he lights the Menorah this week as well, organizer Rabbi Shimon Hecht told COLlive.
Other dignitaries who are expected to light the Menorah throughout the holiday will be U.S. Senator Charles Schumer and New York City Comptroller John C. Liu.
Lighting throughout Chanuka will be at 6:00 PM, while on Motzoei Shabbos at 7:30 PM.
Photos: Yossi Percia/COLlive
go elimelech sufrin
So good to see you.
Simons in Kingston.
Hechts u rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
now your really famous enjoy the heat!
Hechts in Park Slope — you do an outstanding job!!!!!!! Keep up the great work! WE are in awe of you!
Your admirers
go elimelech
hi wilshanskys we miss you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love bassy mendelsohn
Who are the boys in pic 17 please?
gooo hechts!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 :D: 😀
Thanks for all the work you do, when the officials and cameras are around and equally when they are not.
Happy Chanukah.
go the hechts!
go aide fox!
Nice family pic! U guys look great! We miss u!
GO RABBI HECHT AND FAMILYYYYY!!!!!
Gotta say it’s weird to see pics of everyone in coats….it’s around 75 degrees here…
Happy chanuka
i miss u all 😉
We light it @ Lubavitch World Headquarters thats not enough we do u want us 2 light in Crown Heights ?
doughnuts look yum! everything looks great! sorry i couldn’t make it. Love the picture of Bubby, uncle shimon, and bloomberg. and elimelech… put on a coat!
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you seem like a “cup half empty” kinda guy… he’s got a huge smile in one of the top pictures
liepa, you’re right, prospect park west looks rediculous now. number 7, pirsum??? everyone knew that tonight is chanukah, they light the menorah there every year. people should go, no matter who lights the menorah. and # 13, i like the socks too 🙂
Nice socks Mayor Bloomberg
hey sam’s!! we want to see shaina:)
Can we buy you a smile?!
Lighten up!
we love Uncle Leeevay all the way from Ellenvile and sweden.
The Hechts are the best.
What a Kidush Hashem
BS:D
Rebbitzin Hecht sctichia to a 120
Go Chavie you are famous lol
Why didn’t they publicize it in crown heights. The place would have been packed…
And since bloomberg was around someone should take him on a tour of the aggravation he’s caused for drivers with all the pedestrian islands and yellow striped unusable lanes he (or his commissioner) created.
chabad of brooklyn=hecht! nice really nice
Where are Mendy and Chaya Mushka?
go chavie sorkin
very nice
ariella,levi,yankel and shmuli