…No, this isn’t the beginning of another Rabbi joke, but this is what took place yesterday in Peoria’s Carver Arena in Illinois when Rabbi Eli Langsam stepped onto the ice to light an ice Chanukah Menorah.

A Rabbi and Two Hockey Teams Stepped into an Arena…

…No, this isn’t the beginning of another Rabbi joke, but this is what took place yesterday in Peoria’s Carver Arena in Illinois when Rabbi Eli Langsam stepped onto the ice to light an ice Chanukah Menorah.

In the end, the Rivermen got the last laugh, delivering the punch line with a 4-3 shootout tiebreaker victory Tuesday over the Grand Rapids Griffins to beat the North Division power for the first time in four tries this season.

A celebration of Chanukah, complete with a 500-pound ice sculpture of a menorah and a performance by a rabbi, kicked off the AHL team’s final home game as 4,002 looked on.

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