Governor Kathy Hochul participates in a menorah lighting on the first night of Hanukkah, alongside Rabbi Shmuel Butman of the Lubavitch Youth Organization. It took place at the world’s largest menorah, located at Central Park South’s Grand Army Plaza. ( Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) Menorah Lightings Abound In Manhattan, Kicking Off Hanukkah Hanukkah has begun, and with it comes a spate of menorah lightings in Manhattan. NYC, after all, has the largest Jewish population... News 09 Dec 2023 | 05:49
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