Chanukah at the Brooklyn Marriott Hotel

The Marriott Hotels at the Brooklyn Bridge has once again joined the ranks of the hundreds upon hundreds of venues that sponsor a public Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony.

This year’s event took place on Wednesday evening, the fifth night of Chanukah in the hotels grand lobby. The Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge has the distinct honor of being the former home to the International Conference of the Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim & Shluchos and the current home of the Chabad Leadership Forum & workshop/seminars division of the Conference .

Rabbi Lipa Brennan, Coordinator of the conference, introduced the event by explaining the historical significance of the festival of lights. He encouraged the many hotel employees and guests to heed the universal message of Chanukah, and to become pro active in the mission of the day; which is to increase in acts of goodness and kindness. Rabbi Brennan went on to explain the significance of the power of a single flame especially in these days so soon after Hurricane Sandy when so many people experienced so much loss & devastation. A single candle provided many with both a physical & spiritual sense of hope, & a determination to rebuild & come back even stronger than before.

Rabbi Brennan was joined by the many managers of the hotel , all of them dear friends of the Chabad Lubavitch organization.

Mr. Abraham, the General Manager, said he was proud, on behalf of the Marriott chain of hotels, to sponsor this yearly event and hopes to sponsor many more events in the years to come.

The Menorah was lit this year by Eugene, a young manager in the hotel, who made the brochos & lit the Menorah.

After the lighting ceremony, all the guests were invited to partake of the Chanukah doughnuts, latkes and refreshments.