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Chanukah, the festival of lights, was made a bit brighter on Monday night at the sixth annual CTeen Jewish Heritage Night at the Brooklyn Barclays Center.
Thousands of people—with many of them being Jewish teens who attended with the 36 CTeen chapters from the tri-state area—packed the seats of Brooklyn’s premier sports stadium and were treated to an exciting event that featured renowned singer Shulem Lemmer performing the National Anthem, a Rabbis vs. teens halftime game, and of course, the lighting of the famous Basketball menorah.
CTeen member Jake Berman, from the newly established CTeen Chapter of Bronxville, NY, recited the brachos and lit the basketball menorah in between the first and second quarters of the game.
Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, executive director of Merkos 302, then shared the Rebbe’s Chanukah message with the crowd of 18,000 people.
Video: Lighting the Basketball Menorah
Video: Singer Shulem Lemmer sings the National Anthem
Keep up your wonderful, fantastic, massive accomplishments with your c teens- rabbi yaakov mordechai wilansky of rosylyn, long island, n.y.!