Thursday, December 15, 2022

Get Out! Celebrate Chanukah Starting on Sunday Night - National Menorah Lighting at Sundown + Activities Starting at 3:15 on the Ellipse


This year's lighting ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 18 · 3:15 - 5:45pm EST on the Ellipse.

Please use the link below to join us at the celebration. Tickets are free and open to all.
The National Menorah is honored to have the presence of the Military Bands of the Military District of Washington perform at the lighting ceremony, often accompanied by a celebrity Jewish artist.

Special Guests
Prominent guests including the President, Vice President, members of the Cabinet, Congress and the diplomatic corps, as well as numerous senior Administration officials and international dignitaries and celebrities have participated in the ceremony.

Lighting & Celebration
The event creates much joy and celebration throughout the entire Washington community and beyond. Music, food, entertainment and the “National Essay Winners” are main attractions of the National Menorah Ceremony.

The National Menorah Essay Contest
“What Chanukah means to me” How does the younger generation relate to the story of Chanukah?

The“Mendy Deren National Menorah Essay Contest” receives brilliant student entries from hundreds of schools throughout the United States.

Along with the recognition as a prestigious National Menorah Essay Contest Winner, they receive the exciting privilege of reading their essay live at the National Menorah Lighting Ceremony and share their Chanukah message with the world.

THE NATIONAL MENORAH

Hailed by international media as “the most prominent public Chanukah event in the world” the annual lighting ceremony of the National Chanukah Menorah, on the Ellipse, just across from the White House, helps launch and strengthen the celebration of “Chanukah – Festival of Lights” in all 50 states and over 100 countries globally.

This lighting of the world’s largest menorah is viewed by tens of millions across the nation and around the world via news broadcasts and other media, many of them hundreds of miles from any Jewish community, which makes it very difficult for them to otherwise celebrate and enjoy Chanukah properly.

Prominent guests including the President, Vice President, members of the Cabinet, Congress and the diplomatic corps, as well as numerous senior Administration officials and international dignitaries and celebrities, have all attended and participated in annual lighting ceremonies of the National Menorah since it was first lit in 1979.

More information: https://nationalmenorah.org/
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