The annual world-famous lighting ceremony of the National Menorah on The Ellipse in front of the White House took place today in Washington, DC, with thousands attending.
The annual event is sponsored by American Friends of Lubavitch (Chabad) through its National Menorah Council and is organized by Rabbi Levi Shemtov.
The event featured a special musical performance by violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman and world-renowned cantor Maestro Itche Meir Helfgot with Hankus Netsky.
Rabbi Avraham Shemtov, National Director of American Friends of Lubavitch, addressed the crowd.
COLlive.com provided an exclusive live broadcast of the event which featured the lighting of the Menorah by Jack Lew, the White House budget chief, who is the most senior Jewish official in the Obama administration.
The United States Navy Band with Jeff Nadel and the Three Cantors performed special Chanukah selections. Dreidelman and the Maccabees were also on hand for the festivities.
Photos: Baruch Ezagui
Thanks for the video; enjoyed watching from Adelaide Australia.
Peretz is the Maccabee paramedic on the left.
Great to see him too.
go Osher Gutnick!!!!!! GREATEST MACCABEE EVER!!!!!
youre so right everyone thinks so. he’s in my bros class and HE HAS THE FELDMAN SMILE
best macabee!!!!!
You rock!
Looks amazing great job!
Uncle Osher!
The best maccabee!
you can see him looking out from the upper left window 😉
Go Menachem!!
goooooooooooooooo guuuuuuttnicccckkkkkssss you riippas!!!!!!!!!!
Go Chanieeeeee!!!!!!!!!! WOWWWWW
HEy!!!!!
Where’s Obama????
#12 – You ARE very confused!!!! They ARE Gutnicks but theyr’e the SONS of Rabbis Mottel and Avremki Gutnick. The one on the right is Osher and the one on the right is Peretz – they’re cousins…. GO Gutnicks!!!!
(no one got past you guys that night….)
so menachem your getting yourself fameous alredy way to go!!!!
where is obama?
omg Moishe you look soooooooooo good!
go peretz!!!!!!!!
GO MALKA!! The event looks like it was awesome!!! :)))
Smile…!
You need to get off the computer for a change.
to # 2: yeh bc they look 15
to #12: u are very very confused
hey. i see baruch ezagui in the video. awesome shots.
the older shemtov boy has his mother’s face!!
classic!
great pics;)
You represented the “old schoolers” very well. Great Job.
See you Sunday at our Chanukah Party.
Love Uncle Jeff, Aunt Robin, Abby Leah and Emily Ann
2 of them are the gutnick twins from australia!! avremki and mottel gutnick! very nice
nice to see you
We are all so proud of you here in Mequon!!! Great job on your essay and presentation!
GO CHANIE!!
Way 2 Go
go chani!! u rock!!
great a littel more music
what are the names of the bochurim dressed up like the macabees?
are they from yeshivas lubavitch of baltimore?
what a kiddush hashem!!
thanks for making us part of this