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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL [WFLX] — A truly one-of-a-kind menorah in Palm Beach Gardens. Some in the Jewish community kicked off the first night of Hanukah with a deli-made all salami Menorah. Fox 29's Ashley Glass reports.

Take a guess. How many slices of salami does it take to create this, the world's first deli-made Menorah. “130” “150” “It's big.”

The World’s Largest Salami Menorah

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL [WFLX] — A truly one-of-a-kind menorah in Palm Beach Gardens. Some in the Jewish community kicked off the first night of Hanukah with a deli-made all salami Menorah. Fox 29’s Ashley Glass reports.

Take a guess. How many slices of salami does it take to create this, the world’s first deli-made Menorah. “130” “150” “It’s big.”

Well it takes so many Rabbi Ezagui with David’s Eastside Deli doesn’t know. And he helped make it. “It’s the one and only and we have it right here in Palm Beach Gardens.”

This is how the Deli is helping everyone celebrate the first night of Hanukkah. And the crowd of a few hundred is impressed. “It’s the most creative menorah light I have ever heard of.” “Very cool. I love salami.”

Besides putting on a show, David’s Deli helps people all year with profits from their food sales. “Every penny stays right here in the community. It goes to kids in need and older people who can’t make their own food.” Rabbi Ezagui is hoping others follow the lead of food, music, fellowship, and service all year. “Whatever people can do to help others. We have to help others.”

That was Ashley Glass reporting. So what happened to all that meat? Rabbi Ezagui tells us they thought about letting everyone taste it at the end but then figured that might not be a good idea. It did have to sit out for a while.

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19 Comments

  • Madoff watcher

    “they thought about letting everyone taste it at the end but then figured that might not be a good idea.”

    Don’t be so sure after Madoff got through some of his ex investors probably could use it.

  • One Mitzva cancels another?

    Why go to the effort of being so unique if it involves an aveirah – ba’al tashchis?
    Certainly, Rabbi E. could’ve used his creative talents to think of another idea in which his Menorah would be one of a kind w/o so much waste.
    Boruch Hashem there was Persumei Nisa.
    A frailachen Chanuka!

  • Yummy

    This thing got tens of thousands of dollars of media coverage for Chanuka (it even got into the New York post!).
    I think it was worth every slice of salami:)

    Great Job!!!!

  • Where it-s TRULY going..!

    It happens to be, that all the food will be given to charity after the event. and this store (=David’s East Side Deli) is a huge baal tzedakah that feeds the hungry every day FREE of charge!

    Please be “dan l’kaf zechus”!

  • shmuly

    why are people always so negetive! the man came up with a good idea!
    “why waste $500 for a band give it to the poor?” the salami probably didnt even cost $200, and they made from it a whole party!

  • Mark

    i read about this on Arutz 7.

    I want to hire the fellow who was so bright to come up with an idea that attracted so much attention. FREE publicity.

    I have a product that can use this kind of exposure , BRILLIANT

  • meatless in mIami!

    WOW, that was the coolest chap i ever heard of, every shliach does the same lame ol’ ice menora (which is probably double the price) and betewen me and u is a total WASTE, but to be quite honest this is such a cool idea, and very original,
    Rabbi E. great Job keep up the good work, oh and by the way if its rubashkin i’ll take the left overs…

  • john

    good to see you rabbi!! and your energy keep up with the news shame there wasnt a way to keep the salami all good and wrapped all the best to u keep me posted with news

  • Bothered

    I’m bothered because it’s so hard to get meat these days and here is all this meat going to waste (As the news reporter said that it was out for too long in the warm weather).

  • Kop Doktar

    Salami, feh! Why not a cholent menorah? Or, maybe a kugel menorah? Make a menorah from something with a yiddishe ta’am – like shmaltz herring, or knishes, but salami – feh, feh feh.

    Under a hot Florida sun, after a few hours it would be a menorah covered in flies! Imagine the smell of rotting salami! I guess this one wasn’t thought through very carefully!

    I wonder if the Rebbe would be proud???