Borough President Lights Official Hanukkah Menorah

Borough President Markowitz joined by Rabbi Aaron Raskin of Congregation B’Nai Avraham, offering a prayer for peace after lighting one of Brooklyn’s largest menorahs. Amelia D’Entrone

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz lit the Rabbi Jacob J. Hecht Menorah, the largest menorah in Brooklyn at sunset on Monday. The ceremony, which marks the inauguration of the borough’s official menorah, was led by Rabbi Aaron L. Raskin, and included a performance by the Lubavitch Yeshivah of Ocean Parkway children’s choir, as well as kosher refreshments.

"I want to wish all Brookynites and all New Yorkers a happy Hanukkah. This year we should remember that Chanukah is a holiday which commemorates freedom from oppression," said Markowitz. "In Brooklyn we are fortunate enough to enjoy the freedom that millions around the world still seek. I offer a prayer that the newfound freedom being experienced in Iraq is just a beginning, that in the years ahead all of God’s children everywhere will share the same peace and freedom that we have here in Brooklyn."

This event was a collaboration between the borough president, Con-gregation B’nai Avraham and the Chabad of Brooklyn Heights.

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