World’s Largest Menorah Assembled on Fifth Avenue

The World’s Largest Menorah was assembled on Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in New York City with the help of a 40 foot trailer and a huge construction crane.

The World’s Largest Menorah was designed by world renowened artist Yaacov Agam. Yaacov Agam said that the Rebbe wanted this Menorah to be the world’s largest. When there was talk about making a large Menorah in another city the Rebbe instructed that the height of that city’s Menorah should be 27 feet.

The 36-foot high, gold colored, 4,000 pound steel structure will be lighted nightly with genuine oil lamps. Specially designed glass chimneys will protect the Chanukah lights from the Central Park winds.

The first candle will be lighted on Tuesday evening December 12, and the full Menorah will be lighted on Tuesday evening December 19. All weekday lightings are at 5:30 PM. Following each night’s Menorah lighting ceremony, hundreds will dance, sing and celebrate.