David Hench - Press Herald Maine Today
Rabbi Moshe Wilansky, left, with help from Portland firefighter Jamie Keefe, lights the first candle on the menorah at Portland’s City Hall Plaza on Sunday, signifying the start of Hanukkah. FEFF.
PORTLAND, ME — It's not a sight you see very often: a Hasidic rabbi, held aloft by a Portland Fire Department aerial bucket, struggling against near-blizzard conditions to light an oil lamp on a giant menorah.
When, at last, the flame was lit Sunday, stalwart children sang and a round of applause erupted from the small gathering for the 22nd annual lighting of the Grand Hannukah Menorah at Portland City Hall.
Light On A Snowy Night
David Hench – Press Herald Maine Today
Rabbi Moshe Wilansky, left, with help from Portland firefighter Jamie Keefe, lights the first candle on the menorah at Portland’s City Hall Plaza on Sunday, signifying the start of Hanukkah. FEFF.
PORTLAND, ME — It’s not a sight you see very often: a Hasidic rabbi, held aloft by a Portland Fire Department aerial bucket, struggling against near-blizzard conditions to light an oil lamp on a giant menorah.
When, at last, the flame was lit Sunday, stalwart children sang and a round of applause erupted from the small gathering for the 22nd annual lighting of the Grand Hannukah Menorah at Portland City Hall.
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