Borough President Marty Markowitz rose to the occasion of wishing the faithful a “happy holiday” when he boarded a cherry picker to illuminate a 25-foot-tall menorah as part of Chanukah festivities in Downtown Brooklyn.
The lighting of the Rabbi Jacob J. Hecht Menorah – billed “the largest menorah in Downtown Brooklyn” – had mom, dad and the kids making a beeline for the courthouse at Court and Remsen streets, where they participated in a program of seasonal cheer, led by Borough President Marty Markowitz and Rabbi Aaron Raskin, from Congregation B’nai Avraham in Brooklyn Heights.
Visitors enjoyed a medley of Chanukah songs performed by cast members of the off-Broadway holiday musical revue, “That Time of the Year” and entertainment by Dovid Eltein in addition to seasonal refreshments.
The illumination was a collaboration between Borough Hall, Congregation B’nai Avraham and the Chabad of Brooklyn Heights.
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