Rahm And The Maccabees: Emanuel Lights The National Menorah

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December 13, 2009: White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel lights the National Menorah in front of the White House. The ceremony marks the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, which commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 B.C. after its destruction by the Syrian-Greeks.

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Rahm Emanuel and his wife, Amy.

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A man dressed as a dreidel, a traditional Hanukkah toy, entertains the crowd.

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Batsheva Shemtov and Rabbi Avraham Shemtov.

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Rabbi Levi Shemtov speaks to the crowd, flanked by costumed soldiers.

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The Three Cantors sing, accompanied by the US Air Force Band.

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Emanuel addresses the crowd before the ceremony.

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Rahm lights the menorah.

Photo by Jeff Malet / maletphoto.com

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