The glow of a 15-foot menorah and the US Navy band’s performance of Hanukkah songs brought hundreds downtown Sunday evening for a menorah-lighting ceremony to celebrate the first night of Hanukkah.
Jewish leaders were joined by a crowd including Catholics and Protestants near Downtown Crossing, where many participants stopped on their way to another event or after a day of shopping to see the first candle lit.
Rabbi Rachmiel Liberman of Congregation Lubavitch Synagogue in Brookline highlighted the importance of the public celebration, not only for Jews but for those of all faiths.
Hanukkah is an eight-day festival that commemorates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 B.C., after the Jewish people defeated the Greek army and regained access to the holy site.
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