Overview
- Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport and Mayor Ben Walsh rode a city fire truck to ignite the first candle Sunday evening.
- Chabad-Lubavitch of Central New York is hosting the 44th year of public menorahs across the region.
- The Clinton Square menorah will be lit nightly through Dec. 21, with start times posted by organizers.
- Additional public menorahs stand at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, near the Fayetteville Fire Department, and in Cazenovia.
- Walsh, who is finishing eight years as mayor, joined calls to continue practicing the faith despite rising antisemitism after the Australia attack.