Hanukkah

"The Presidents Own" United States Marine Band performs a variety of Jewish Holiday music and patriotic tunes as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

"The Three Cantors", Jeffrey Nadel, Yaakov Motzen and Zalman Baumgarten perform for the thousands who attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Dreidelman makes an appearance as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Dreidelman makes an appearance as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Dreidelman makes an appearance as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Dreidelman makes an appearance as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Dreidelman makes an appearance as thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

The Mackoff from Washington D.C.were among those who attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me." Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)

Hanukkah

Isabelle Alperin, a 4th grade student at Mazel Day School in Brooklyn, N.Y. reads from her prize winning essay on "What Hanukkah Means to Me" as Rabbi Levi Shemtov listens. Thousands attended the 2019 National Hanukkah Menorah lighting ceremony on the Ellipse, just across from the White House in Washington D.C. on the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Hanukkah always begins at sunset on the 25th day of the month of Kislev according to the Jewish lunar calendar. The National Menorah Lighting dates to 1979 when Jimmy Carter was president. Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish Maccabees' military victory over Greek-Syrian oppression more than 2,000 years ago. A candle is lit each night of the eight-day celebration, commemorating the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting a full eight days in the lamp following the re-dedication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Photo by Jeff Malet)