Celebrate Hanukkah at these NYC events, pop-ups and restaurants
Hanukkah is just around the corner, and New Yorkers are ready to celebrate the happy challah-days.This festive season in NYC can feel like a smack in the face of all things Christmas, but the Festival of Lights — beginning at sundown on Sunday, Dec.14, and ending at sundown on Monday, Dec.
22 — also shines brightly at this time of year.There are plenty of events and activities happening here to properly commemorate the joyous Jewish holiday.Here are some of the lit events to check out this year.Two menorahs battling over the title of “world’s largest” — one in Manhattan, the other in Brooklyn — will light up both boroughs each night of Hanukkah starting this weekend.The official victor — according to Guinness World Records, which cited it in 2006 — is a 32-foot-tall, 4,000-pound structure erected at Midtown’s Grand Army Plaza, Fifth Avenue and 59th Street, across from the Plaza Hotel.
Its rival, a menorah at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza, also tops off at 32 feet, but there is debate that it may be taller by a half-foot because its shamash, or center candle, adds about six uncounted inches to its height.However, a representative for Guinness told The Post that the largest menorah is measured by the overall height/length of the menorah, excluding candles.
The Manhattan menorah will follow this lighting schedule:The Brooklyn lightings will take place on:In Brooklyn, the musical group Pumpidisa will host a kickoff concert at 4 p.m.on the 14th, before the lighting; each night will have live music, hot latkes and gifts for children.Dec.
14 to 21; Grand Army Plaza, Fifth Avenue at the north side of 59th Street at Central Park, Midtown; Grand Army Park at Flatbush Avenue, BrooklynKick off Hanukkah at Shine Bright at Hudson Yards with a menorah lighting and celebration on Dec.15, at around 4:30 p.m.Presented by Wells Fargo in partnership with Chabad of Midtown, the Public Square and Gardens will have daily lightings at sundown.
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