NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, December 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kent M. Swig, President Swig Equities, and President of Helmsley Spear, and Co-chairman of Brown Harris Stevens, was honored to join Rabbi Yossi Butman and Rabbi Velvel Butman, Co-Directors of the Lubavitch Youth Organization to light the world’s largest Chanukah Menorah on December 15, 2025, the second night of Chanukah, in New York City.

“This year’s celebration marked another milestone year for me to be honored with an invitation to light the Chanukah Menorah. It is a very meaningful time with so much tragedy in the world, and particularly with the tragic events in Sydney, Australia and at my alma mater, Brown University. The Menorah is a great symbol for the Jewish people and provides a powerful beacon of hope and light for all New Yorkers, and all those who inhabit our earth, as we seek a safe path for all to live in peace and safety,” said Kent M. Swig.

In addition, Kent Swig added, “This year’s menorah lighting was also bitter-sweet for me personally, as we celebrate over 40 years of lighting the world’s largest menorah, created by Rabbi Shmuel Butman, of blessed memory, who recently passed away. He is constantly in my heart and memory.”

The menorah is located at Fifth Avenue in front of the Plaza Hotel and is a 32-foot high 4,000-pound steel structure that features genuine oil lamp and glass chimneys to protect the light from strong winds. It was designed by world-renowned artist Yaacov Agam.

“The Menorah is a symbol of freedom and democracy for all people, and each individual takes inspiration from the Menorah in their own personal way,” said Rabbi Yossi Butman, of the Lubavitch Youth Organization.

Jews celebrate Chanukkah by lighting candles each night in a Menorah, an eight-branch candelabra with a ninth elevated branch known as the shamash. The shamash is lit first and is used to light the other candles each night of the Chanukah holiday. The holiday of Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Syrians were chased from the Holy Land in 165 B.C.E. It also marks the miracle of the eight days the menorah burned with simply one day’s amount of oil.

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