California Travel Tips
First Public Menorah Lighting a Hit in Belmont Shore
Published on: December 01, 2013
By C. MacDonald
Long Beach–More than 150 celebrants from diverse backgrounds gathered for the first public lighting of a menorah in Belmont Shore at Citibank’s E. 2nd St. parking lot recently.
An 11-foot high, 14-foot wide menorah, built by local citizens Marc Gordon and Brian Howard, assisted in the celebration of Hanukkah, which for the first time since 1890 started on the same day as Thanksgiving.
“Many years ago, in the land of Israel, our people had to drive out a larger army of invaders, who had taken away their religion,” explained Rabbi Abba Perelmuter. “The victors only had enough oil to keep a menorah lit for a day but it stayed lit for 8 days!”
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